on Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:53:29 GMT, Wiggins D'Anconia wrote: > larry lefthook wrote: >> my $sth = $dbh->prepare('delete from cl_items WHERE date_time < >> $exp_time2 '); >> > > You are single quoting your statement which means $exp_time2 is taken > literally rather than interpolated should be: > > my $sth = $dbh->prepare("delete from cl_items WHERE date_time < > $exp_time2 "); > >> $sth->execute();
Or (even better :-), use a placeholder: my $sth = $dbh->prepare('delete from cl_items WHERE date_time < ?'); $sth->execute($exp_time2); -- felix -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]