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Re: hook for qs// operator for embedded SQL?

From:
Peter Scott
Date:
March 21, 2000 11:45
Subject:
Re: hook for qs// operator for embedded SQL?
Message ID:
4.2.2.20000321113800.00a82f00@mail.psdt.com
I find this idea extremely cool; I do a lot of DBI programming and have 
long thought it would look even better if Perl "knew" SQL.

One thing I do not understand.  How would you bind a qs// string to a 
statement handle?  Given that you can have multiple statement handles open 
simultaneously on the same database, and multiple database handles open 
simultaneously?  There's nothing outlandish about that scenario.

Hmm... overload =~ ?  With a default statement handle (last one 
opened)?  The mind boggles (well, mine does, anyway).

I also like the idea of user-defined qc//...



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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies




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