Thanks for the suggestion; unfortunately it produces the same results. 
print "\nTesting no placeholders, no results $dsn\n";
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("select 'test' where 1=0");
print Dumper $dbh->selectall_arrayref($sth);

print "\nTesting placeholders with results $dsn\n";
my $sthSecond = $dbh->prepare("select ? where 1=1");
print Dumper $dbh->selectall_arrayref($sthSecond);

print "\nTesting placeholders with no results $dsn\n";
my $sthThird = $dbh->prepare("select ? where 1=0");
print Dumper $dbh->selectall_arrayref($sthThird);

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Results: 
Testing no placeholders, no results dbi:Sybase:server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
$VAR1 = [];

Testing placeholders with results dbi:Sybase:server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
$VAR1 = [
          [
            undef
          ]
        ];

Testing placeholders with no results dbi:Sybase:server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
$VAR1 = [];

Testing no placeholders, no results dbi:Sybase:server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;
+tdsLevel=CS_TDS_495
$VAR1 = [];

Testing placeholders with results dbi:Sybase:server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;td
+sLevel=CS_TDS_495
$VAR1 = [
          [
            undef
          ]
        ];

Testing placeholders with no results dbi:Sybase:server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
+;tdsLevel=CS_TDS_495
(hang)

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In reply to Re^2: fetchall_arrayref hangs with placeholders query with no results by TieUpYourCamel
in thread fetchall_arrayref hangs with placeholders query with no results by TieUpYourCamel

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