# works
my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'dbi:Oracle', 'SCHEMA', $pwd ) ;
my $sth = $dbh->prepare( 'update TABLE set BLOBCOL=:data' );
$sth->bind( ':data', $binarystuff, {ora_type=>ORA_BLOB } );
$sth->finish ;

# doesn't work
my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'dbi:Oracle', 'NONSCHEMA', $pwd ) ;
my $sth = $dbh->prepare( 'update TABLE set BLOBCOL=:data' );
$sth->bind( ':data', $binarystuff, {ora_type=>ORA_BLOB } );
$sth->finish ;

# The error:
# Bad file descripor: ORA-04043: object SCHEMATABLE.TABLE 
# does not exist. (DBD SUCCESS: OCIDescribeAny(view)/LOB
# refetch) at <file> line ##.
#