install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC

suneel.reddy has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

while executing my perl exe file , I'm getting an error - "install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC".

Im running ActivePerl - 5.14.2 , which has DBD installed by default on my Windows XP

I'm new to this and its urgent ,Can someone please help me solving this ?

Thanks in advance...

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Re: install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC by Corion (Patriarch) on May 08, 2012 at 10:58 UTC
Have you tried searching for your error message? No matter how urgent it is for you, it helps to use either Super Search or Google to find answers for your problem: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Oracle DBD::Oracle installation Unable to install DBD-Oracle in Windows XP Also see DBD::Oracle, especially the parts about installing it.	[reply]
Re^2: install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC by suneel.reddy (Novice) on May 08, 2012 at 11:21 UTC
Yes, I tried with google, but I didn't see any post helping me. All posts are pointing to 5.8.8 or lesser versions where DBD had to be installed manually , But I'm using 5.14.2 which has this module by default. I even verified it through PPM and found it in the list. Any way to find it was installed properly or not?	[reply]
Re^3: install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC by Tux (Canon) on May 08, 2012 at 11:37 UTC
DBD::Oracle is just the perl module, but it still requires either a full database installation or an Oracle-client installation. The message possibly stems from the shared object of the perl module not able to find the Oracle client libraries. I know how to show what Oracle.so expects on Linux/Unix, but I have no idea how to show that on Windows. Did you install the Oracle client where DBD::Oracle expects it? Dit you read the documentation for win64/win32 about the prerequisites? Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn	[reply]
Re^3: install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC by Corion (Patriarch) on May 08, 2012 at 11:26 UTC
No. Perl does not come with Oracle "by default". Maybe your Perl distribution comes with DBD::Oracle, but you will still need to install the Oracle client libraries. See the articles I linked, which all explain this and tell you what to do.	[reply]
Re: install_driver(Oracle) failed: Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Orac le in @INC by marto (Cardinal) on May 08, 2012 at 10:57 UTC
Did you install DBD::Oracle? See Can't locate loadable object for module DBD::Oracle.	[reply]