So, is your password decryption routine written in Perl? And what exactly are the "wide character problems" that you are talking about? That term covers a lot of ground...

How about you update your post with some more details, maybe some relevant code snippet, and pertinent examples of input, expected output, and actual output. Maybe tell us what version of Perl? What OS? (These things matter when we talk about "wide character problems".) Until you do that, no one will have much idea what direction you should be pointed in.

Edit by jdporter: Changed title from 'Re: DBI::Oracle'