[geeks] Solaris 10 install size

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 @ 13:21 -0400, Phil Stracchino said:

> Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> > Why are you looking at classes?  
> > 
> > There are several ways to do this.
> > 
> > It occurs to me the simplest way would be to avoid any big classes, and
> > just bash strings:
> > 
> > 	$basesql = "insert into <database> values (%s, %s, %s,...)";
> > 	while (loop through data structure) 
> > 	{
> > 		$sql = sprintf($basesql,$var1,$var2,$var3,...);
> > 		$dbh->do($sql);
> > 	}
> > 
> > There are different and faster ways like using bound variable statements
> > and that sort of thing, but that's up to you and your exact needs.  It
> > all boils down to a simple loop and string bashing.
> 
> Frankly, the obvious way is to use DBI and DBD::MySQL.

Um, the example I gave *DOES* use DBI and DBD...

I just didn't bother with the initialization, but $dbh above is a DBI
handle.

I have used Perl for years, and sometimes forget to put in details, and
assumed Bill knew he'd need to use DBI.


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