first off, what dbd::oracle version are you using? i had some trouble w/ 1.03 and cursor refs, but nothing on 1.06.

secondly, are you using pl/sql cursors, or just the statement handle cursor? can we see your query, and can you tell us what your database's open_cursors/max_open_cursors init param is (check v$parameter)?

remember, $sth->finish does NOT DESTROY the handle. it just sets the handle's Active attribute to false. you could try undef'ing the handle explicitly just to see if it get's gc'd.

lastly, if you're on a production machine, i'd advise getting off of 8.1.5x altogether; either downgrade to 8.0.5 or up to 8.1.7 (skip 8.1.6 and 9.0.1).there have been a few times now that i've seen 8.1.5's SMON freak out and chew up 99% cpu time just trying to allocate extents. not that this has anything to do w/ your cursor issue...

In reply to Re: DBI - cursors left open in Oracle by seesik
in thread DBI - cursors left open in Oracle by Stegalex

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