I'd like to see some utility methods added to DBI.
Something that returns an array (or reference) to all the currently supported SQL_* data types. Something that returns a hash (or reference) of SQL_* Name and Value. Something that provides a current list of all handler attributes (with current values), possible information like valid values, read-only ... Tom -- Thomas A. Lowery See DBI/FAQ http://tlowery.hypermart.net _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com