On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 08:54:50 -0700 (PDT) Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I double checked the conversation in my ICQ history,
> and I had one little glitch...
> 
> Err...  It wasnt CGI.pm, but mod_perl he was warning
> me about...  Sorry for the mixup...
> 
> Anyway, I still dont get why one would have to use
> DBI's do() commands instead of the regular connect(),
> prepare(), execute() and disconnect() method.

connect() and disconnect() are necessary regardless of whether you use do()
or prepare() plus execute().

do() is a convenience method that calls prepare() and execute(); it is
useful for non-SELECT SQL as long as you don't need to execute() the
statement more than once.

This is all in the fine manual, run 'perldoc DBI' to read it.
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