fetchall_arrayref will return what you say you want to accomplish - a single call that returns a multi-dimensional array. You will not need the "while" loop, unless you want to iterate the array, in which case, a "for" loop is more appropriate.

Here is sample code: 

my @allrows = @{ $sth->fetchrow_arrayref() }; # Expand ref, to simplif
+y access

my $first_author        = $allrows[0][0]; 
my $second_author       = $allrows[1][0];
my $first_title         = $allrows[0][1];

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Also, access to a scalar element of an array is correctly written as 
$language   = $row[2];   # Correct
$language   = @$row[2];  # wrong (at least in perl ver 5)

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             "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."           -Confucius

In reply to Re: multidimensional array's by NetWallah
in thread multidimensional array's by emgi

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