Technically the question and answer is OT (off topic) because the
difference has to do with Perl quoting features and is not specific to DBI.
However, it does illustrate some techniques that can make the
SQL passed to DBI calls more readable (IMHO) than when you use conventional quotes (""
or '').
My comments(HM>>) are below. Sorry for the poor message quoting -
thanks to Groupwise on Windoze XP.
>>> "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/29/04 11:51AM >>>
I have seen:
my $sth = $dbh->prepare( <> I've never used this method but there's no reason it shouldn't
work. This uses what perl calls "Her
