my $sql = <prepare($sql) or die "Insert prepare failed: $DBI::errstr"; $query->bind_param(1,$filename) or die "Insert bind_param failed: $DBI::errstr"; $query->bind_param(2,$content,{ora_type => ORA_BLOB}) or die "Insert bind_param failed: $DBI::errstr"; $query->execute or die "Insert execute failed: $DBI::errstr";