Re: A way to link oracle DB to postgres DB for data transfer

Yes, Perl is an option.

> Perl is not a strongly typed language, as such it provides the best canvas
> for intercultural relationships....

Provide options, not opinions. I could have just as easily said,

"Use Java if you are familiar with C, C++ or any other standard language.
Use Perl if your parents are brother and sister, or you've suffered a
dehabilitating brain injury..."

David.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Medi Montaseri" <medi.montaseri@intransa.com>
To: "David Griffiths" <dgriffiths@boats.com>
Cc: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] A way to link oracle DB to postgres DB for data
transfer


> Or write a DB Synchronizer written in Perl using DBI::Pg and DBI::Oracle.
> Perl is not a strongly typed language, as such it provides the best canvas
> for intercultural relationships....
>
> David Griffiths wrote:
>
> >Use JDBC - create a connection to each database and then copy data back
and
> >forth from one connection to the other.
> >
> >David
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <Zuhra.Sanusi@seagate.com>
> >To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:42 PM
> >Subject: [GENERAL] A way to link oracle DB to postgres DB for data
transfer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I need to transfer  data that reside in my oracle database  to  my
> >>
> >>
> >postgres
> >
> >
> >>database on a specific interval.
> >>
> >>So, is a way to create a link between the oracle DB and the postgres DB
> >>for data transfer usage.
> >>
> >>If I were to do it between 2 oracle database , I could have done via a
> >>DBLINK.
> >>
> >>I would greatly appreciate if someone could give me pointers on how to
get
> >>this done.
> >>
> >>Thank you. Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>Zuhra Sanusi
> >>
> >>
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