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Hi,

I've successfully installed the DBI and DBD::Oracle Perl modules, but I've noticed that I can't "use DBD::Oracle;" unless my LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set in my environment before I call the Perl program that attempts to use DBD::Oracle...

# ==========================================
BEGIN {
$ENV{'ORACLE_HOME'} = '/my/oracle_home';
$ENV{'LD_LIBRARY_PATH'} = '/my/oracle_home/lib';
}

use strict;
use warnings;
use DBI;
use DBD::Oracle;

print "Hello world!\n";
# ==========================================
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...produces...

# ==========================================
Can't load '/usr/perl5/5.16.2/lib/site_perl/5.16.2/sun4-solaris/auto/D
+BD/Oracle/Oracle.so' for module DBD::Oracle: ld.so.1: perl: fatal: li
+bclntsh.so.11.1: open failed: No such file or directory at /usr/perl5
+/5.16.2/lib/5.16.2/sun4-solaris/DynaLoader.pm line 190.
 at ./ecm_bounce_pusher.pl line 15.
Compilation failed in require at ./test_program.pl line 8.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./test_program.pl line 8.
# ==========================================
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... if LD_LIBRARY_PATH is NOT set in my environment first. However, if I *do* set LD_LIBRARY_PATH in the environment, the above code works fine.

Obviously I could make a wrapper script that sets LD_LIBRARY_PATH before invoking my above program, but I'd like to make my program as compact and self-reliant as possible (i.e. no wrapper script).

Is there anything I can do to be able to invoke DBD::Oracle without having to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH first in the environment?

---- MY STATS ----
OS: Solaris 10
Perl: 5.16
Oracle: 11.2.0.3 Instant Client
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Thanks,
Gary

In reply to Can't use DBD::Oracle if LD_LIBRARY_PATH Not Set In Environment by garybiscuit

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