I find a common operation is to execute a statement that you expect to return at most one row and then fetch that row. I've found it convenient to combine these two calls into one:
$res = $sth->executerow_foo(@bind); equivalent to: $sth->execute(@bind); $res = $sth->fetchrow_foo(); $sth->finish; Ideally, after getting the first row, it could additionally check if there are more rows to fetch and complain if there are. It could also return a different value to indicate error condition, or just raise an error. I've found such a function useful and often define it myself. I realize it's similar to $dbh->selectrow_foo($sth, undef, @bind), but with better-looking syntax, more checking, and also finishes the current execution. If other people would find it useful, it might be a nice addition to DBI. Thanks, :-Dylan
