On Jan 5, 2012, at 1:56 PM, John Scoles wrote: > > > > >> From: john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu >> Subject: question about bind_param_inout and oracle >> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:37:50 -0700 >> To: dbi-users@perl.org >> >> In the docs there's a note that bind_param_inout_array requires a maxlen >> value, but that Oracle ignores this. >> > bind_param_inout_array is an undocumented and implimented feature of DBI > spec, I think DBD::Oracle is the only one that implements it, it doesn't need > it but it is required as it is part of the DBI spec so it needs to take the > empty value. > > >> "The third parameter of bind_param_inout_array, (0 in the example), "maxlen" >> is required by DBI but not used by DBD::Oracle" >> >> Is this true for the bind_param_inout method? as well? > > bind_param_inout is implimented fully on the DBI side so what ever the DBI > spec says it needs it then it needs it. > > > Hope this helps.
It does. Thank you. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
