sigh! The code, which isn't working is: 

# if a syllabus was  attached

    if($query->param('syllabus')) {
	while($bytesread = read($query->param('syllabus'),$buffer,1024)) {
	    $syllabus .= $buffer;
	}
	$sylName = $query->param('syllabus');
	$sylName =~ s/.*\/\\(.*)/$1/;
    }
    $sql = "INSERT INTO class_info(title, instructor, inst_email, " .
           "active,max_students, description,syllabus,begin_date, " .
	   "syll_name,begin_time,class_length) VALUES('" . 
	   $query->param('title') . "','" .
	   $query->param('name') . "','" . $query->param('email') . "',1," .
	   $maxstud . ",'" . $query->param('description') . "'," .
	   $syllabus . ",'" . 
           $query->param('year0') . "-" . $query->param('mon0') . "-" .
	   $query->param('day0') . "','" . $sylName . "'," .
	   "SEC_TO_TIME(TIME_TO_SEC('" . $query->param('classtime') . "') + " .
	       $timeadj . ")," . $query->param('lengthofclass') . ")";
    $dbh->do("INSERT INTO class_info(title, instructor, inst_email, " .
           "active,max_students, description,syllabus,begin_date, " .
	   "syll_name) VALUES('" . $query->param('title') . "','" .
	   $query->param('name') . "','" . $query->param('email') . "',1," .
	   $maxstud . ",'" . $query->param('description') . "'," .
	   $syllabus . ",'" . 
           $query->param('year0') . "-" . $query->param('mon0') . "-" .
	   $query->param('day0') . "','" . $sylName . "'" .
	   "SEC_TO_TIME(TIME_TO_SEC('" . $query->param('classtime') . "') + " .
	   $timeadj . ")," . $query->param('lengthofclass') . ")";
	|| die $sql . "\n" . $dbh->errstr;

In reply to Re: DBI file input to blob by amracel
in thread DBI file input to blob by amracel

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