Try $dbh -> disconnect;
Cheers
Mark C
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Newland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 30 July 2001 16:35
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Destroying Database Handle
>
>
> Question about DBI
>
> I'm having success in preparing , executing and getting SQL
> output when I
> use DBI.
> What I want to do is ensure that I close properly.
> Q: What statement(s) do I need to prevent destroying database handle?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank
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> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
> use strict ;
> use DBI;
> my $dbh ; my $sth ; my $sql_stmt ; $data_row;
>
> $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Oracle:oracle:qa_1",user,
> password,{PrintError =>0,
> AutoCommit =>0 )) || die "failed to login to Oracle \n";
> $sql_stmt = << "EOF+" ;
> select comments from table_a where comments is not null
> EOF+
>
> $sth=$dbh->prepare($sql_stmt) || die "Failure to prepare SQL
> Statement \n" ;
> $sth->execute || die "Failure to execute SQL \n";
> $data_row=$sth->fetchrow_hashref;
> $comments = $data_row->{COMMENTS};
>
> print $comments ;
> ******************************************
> Output:
> 185221202202110 ## desired output. .
> Database handle destroyed without explicit disconnect.
>
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