On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 09:44:00AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can I test for the existence of a method without actually calling it?
Yes, see my first question, and the solution to the problem.
> Basically what I'm trying to do is to verify that $dbh is still a valid
> handle.
This soun
> Another approach is to wrap the disconnect in eval, which lets you
capture
> the error rather than having it stop your program:
>
> eval { $dbh->disconnect(); };
>
> If $dbh is not a database handle, the relevant error message will be in
$@.
>
> perldoc -f eval
>
>
I think the eval method i
I wrote a module called DBIv that does a 'use DBI ; '.
These are the functions that I defined. This module was written with the
intention of providing 2 things:
- a very simple interface
- database independence
--
Connection Functions:
It appears that the only kind of assertion test I could do would be to test
$dbh like this
if ( !defined($dbh) || $dbh eq '' )
{
print "dbh is invalid\n" ;
exit 1
}
Jeff
> Can I test for the existence of a method without actually calling it?
>
> Basically what I'm trying to
> -Original Message-
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> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 9:44 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Valid DB Handle Assertion Test
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>
>
> Can I test for the existence of a method without actually calling it?
I don't know. Maybe, but s
