You won't get far without providing a strong case for *why*.
Tim.
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 11:17:31AM +0100, Simon Oliver wrote:
> I wish to propose a patch for DBI. I have patched in the methods but
> don't know how to patch in new DBI attributes?
>
> Please can you advise how to add new attributes to the DBI
> specification? Basically I want to add an attribute, say
>
> DBI->{myAttribute}
>
> which would have a default value at the class level. The attribute is
> transparently accessible at every level (class, and handle). The
> default value can be overridden by a DBD or set by the user on a per
> handle basis:
>
> $dbh->{myAttribute} = 'Overrides class/DBD value but doesn't change it';
> $sth->{myAttribute} = 'Overrides dbh value but doesn't change it';
>
> I've looked over the DBI source but can't figure out where/how to
> declare such attributes
>
> --
> Simon Oliver
