$sth->bind_param(1, $value, ... ); $sth->bind_param( 2, $value, ... ); #### my $sql = "INSERT INTO sometable (x, y, z, blobby) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)" my $sth = $dbh->prepare( $sql ); $sth->bind_param( 1, $x ); $sth->bind_param( 2, $y ); $sth->bind_param( 3, $z ); $sth->bind_param( 4, $lob_value, { ora_type => ORA_BLOB }); $sth->execute();