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Perl and Oracle: Using bind_param_inout
Thanks for the response Paul. I'm aware that the ? after the RETURNING is the eighth variable; I'm just not sure how to pass it. I was under the assumption that the $sth->bind_param_inout statement would bind it before the execute statement, and thus the DB would recognize that the eighth... -
Perl and Oracle: Using bind_param_inout
Hi. I'm attempting to assign a variable via a field that is using an autoincrement sequence. I'm trying to use the Oracle bind_param_inout() procedure to pass the value by reference. The code goes a bit like this: ************* my $sql=q(INSERT INTO MESSAGES (message_id, message_text... -
Why does this script fail?
Thanks for the fix Brigmar. A combination of chomp/chop did the trick. Very much apprectiated. -
Why does this script fail?
Kevin ADC, The print statement does indeed print the expected output...the old file and the new appended file. Brigmar, I toyed with the chomp statement briefly thinking along the same lines, but abandoned it fairly quickly. I'll go back to it and see what happens. Thanks for the input guys. -
Why does this script fail?
Greetings. I'm new to perl, and this should be a simple task, but I am dropping the ball somewhere. I'm working on a script to automate the archiving of some .pdf files nightly. It will be necessary for perl to rename the files that have been copied over; that is where I have hit the wall. My...
