in reply to Class::DBI and Ima::DBI and ints and objects

I'm guessing you really wanted to say Rk::M->search_maxid();
`perldoc Class::DBI': 
        Music::CD->set_sql(new_music => qq{
                SELECT __ESSENTIAL__
                  FROM __TABLE__
                 WHERE year > ?
        };
This approach automatically sets up the method Music::CD->search_new_music(), which will execute this search and return the relevant objects or Iterator. (If you have placeholders in your query, you must pass the relevant arguments when calling your search method.)

update: Try print "$_\n" for keys %Rk::M::; for kicks.

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