On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:48:49 -0500 Paul DuBois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 16:23 +0100 6/30/02, Tim Bunce wrote: > >Support for cancel was added in DBD::Oracle 1.09 thanks to a patch > >from Fredrik Sjoholm. > > Will cancel eventually become the general preferred replacement for > finish for early termination of result set fetching operations? No. finish() is a hint to DBI that the query will not be fetched from again. The hint may be passed along to the databse to allow it to release resources being held for the statement. cancel(), when it works, tells the database to abort the current operation. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
