My Setup:
I have got a Linux (RH7.2) with perl 5x, and I am connecting to an Oracle 8 database
which is on a Win 2k machine using DBIproxy (DBI + DBD::ODBC, want to stick to DBD::ODBC as it allows me code portability to a great extent). Perl and the DBI and the other required modules are installed on the Win 2K too. ODBC's been configured on the WIN 2K to allow me to connect to the Oracle DB.

Trouble:
Via DBIproxy I am able to execute commands like select, insert, update and delete, but I am not able to "describe ". Here's where I need your help. Does anyone know why I am not able to execute the "describe table" command and what should I do to get it working by hook or crook :) (I haven't tried commands like create table or drop table etc. don't expect I'll need to do that.) Below is a snippet of my code with the error that it returns

# http://www.awilcox.com/geek_stuff/perl/proxy.html
use DBI;
use Data::Dumper;

# declare variables
my ($dbh, $sth, $row);

$dbh= DBI->connect("DBI:Proxy:hostname=192.168.200.101;port=3522;debug
+=1;dsn=dbi:ODBC:dbtest",'test','test') or die $DBI::errstr;
$sth = $dbh->prepare("select f1,f2,f3 from table1 where f1=1");
$sth->execute;
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Output:

$VAR1 = {
          'f1' => '1',
          'f2' => 'A123',
          'f3' => 'Vista'
        };
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The code and output of the desc command:

$sth = $dbh->prepare("desc table1");
$sth->execute;
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Output:

DBD::Proxy::st execute failed: Server returned error: Failed to execut
+e method CallMethod: DBD::ODBC::st execute failed: [Oracle][ODBC][Ora
+]ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement
 (SQL-42000)(DBD: st_execute/SQLExecute err=-1) at C:/Perl/site/lib/DB
+I/ProxyServer.pm line 344.
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Any help will be greatly appreciated. (Sorry for the long post)

Oyster

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