See $sth->execute() in the DBI manual. This belongs in dbi-users, not dbi-dev. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 10:34 Subject: Silly question re: bind_param vs: bind_columns > I'm looking at DBI 1.14 and wondering why isn't there a bind_params method like: > > $rc = $sth->bind_params(@refs_to_params); #dies if wrong number of params > > or > > $rc = $sth->bind_params(%hash_of_params_with_field_names_or_numbers); #dies if hash key mismatch > > It seems like an obvious idea, so I assume there's a good reason it hasn't been implemented. > > John A >