Re: setting environment variable issue

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Re^2: setting environment variable issue by afoken (Chancellor) on Aug 09, 2011 at 19:32 UTC
Oracle libraries are loaded when perl is already running¹, while loading DBD::Oracle. So you can modify %ENV inside Perl, as long as you do so before loading DBD::Oracle. Typically, you would use a `BEGIN` block in the main script, before the `use DBI` / `use DBD::Oracle` lines. Alexander ¹) Exception to the rule: ancient `oraperl`s, that link perl and Oracle code into a single executable -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: setting environment variable issue
by afoken (Chancellor) on Aug 09, 2011 at 19:32 UTC

Oracle libraries are loaded when perl is already running¹, while loading DBD::Oracle. So you can modify %ENV inside Perl, as long as you do so before loading DBD::Oracle. Typically, you would use a BEGIN block in the main script, before the use DBI / use DBD::Oracle lines.

Alexander

¹) Exception to the rule: ancient oraperls, that link perl and Oracle code into a single executable

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