Please explain once more:
  1. Where is the database?
  2. Where is the client?
  3. Where is the code being run from?

It might help to get it running on the same box before making it work remotely. Here is an example i have from a linux box connecting to XE on the same box.

DBI->connect('dbi:Oracle:XE', 'scott', 'tiger', {RaiseError => 1, Auto
+Commit => 0}) or die "Database connection not made: $DBI::errstr";}

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In reply to Re: How can we connect to a oracle database in windows box from a linux box by chacham
in thread How can we connect to a oracle database in windows box from a linux box by Anonymous Monk

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