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On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:39:06 -0500, "Dan Muey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> Howdy
>
> >
> > First, sorry for the wrap on the lines below. I am trying to
> > insert some
> > values into a mySQL database, all of the scalars below have a value
> > (none are undefined). I keep getting errors similar to the
> > one below and
> > despite being instructed to read the mySQL manual, I cannot find
> > anything that relates to the problem I'm experiencing.
> >
> > Is the problem with my Perl (likely), or mySQL?
> > Can anyone offer a solution or pointers towards possible solutions?
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide.
> >
> > CODE:
> >
> > my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database","username","password");
> > my $result = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO table(
> > sitename,siteurl,category,description,country,region,city,adde
> > d,expires,submitted)
> > VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)");
> > $result->execute($sitename,$siteurl,$category,$description,$co
> > untry,$region,$city,$added,$expires,$submitted);
> > print $dbh->errstr(),"\n" unless ($result);
> > $dbh->disconnect();
> >
> > ERROR:
> >
> > DBD::mysql::st execute failed: You have an error in your SQL syntax.
> > Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server
> > version for the
> > right syntax to use near
> > database(sitename,siteurl,category,description,country,region, at
> > /home/gl/httpd/index.pl line 403., referer: http://gl.example.com/
> >
>
> Besides having atable named table not 'table' being illegal.
> You may have problems with the strings being un quoted, I could be wroing but I'd
> have a look at that.
> Look at $dbh->quote();
>
Though now I can't seem to find where I read it, by calling 'execute' with binding
values quoting is performed automagically by eitehr DBI or the driver. From the docs
for the 'quote' method: "There is no need to quote values being used with
"Placeholders and Bind Values"."
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