On Fri, 02 Nov 2001 07:27:49 -0500, Scott R. Godin wrote:
> my %db;
> $sth->bind_columns( \( @db{ @{ $sth->{NAME} } } ));# magic
>
> while ($sth->fetch)
> {
> #... and no worries about which order the columns get returned in
> #... since you access them via the $db{ColumnName} method :)
What's the advantage of this approach over
while(my $db = fetchrow_hashref) {
...
}
and accessing the datae through $db->{ColumnName}?
I can see nothing but an alternative, but highly equivalent method.
--
Bart.
