From: Richard Heintze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is this an appropriate place to post questions on > Win32::ODBC/MSAccess 2000/Perl 5.6 cgi/Apache HTTPD?
Yes. For CGI related questions [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be better, but since this one is not related to CGI at all ... > If not, can someone directe me to an appropriate FAQ > or mailinglist or newsgroup? > > I've been struggling with specifying zero length > strings in SQL. Nothing seems to work. > > I've tried > $Data->Sql(qq[UPDATE Suspect SET Name = "" WHERE > CaseNumber = $sCaseNumber AND Number = 33]); > > and > > $Data->Sql(qq[UPDATE Suspect SET Name = '' WHERE > CaseNumber = $sCaseNumber AND Number = 33]); > > These statements both give me syntax errors from the > ODBC driver. Are you sure the $sCaseNumber contains a number? Try to print the SQL and see: print qq[UPDATE Suspect SET Name = '' WHERE CaseNumber = $sCaseNumber AND Number = 33]; Does this look correct? > I've also tried using the prepare and bind_param > functions apparently these are not implemented -- they > are not in the documentation. IMHO you'd better use DBI+DBD::ODBC. Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
