Or add every updated column to the WHERE clause. 

    UPDATE table_name
    SET good_high = $tgh
      , critical_low = $tcl
      , warning_low = $twl
      , warning_high = $twh
    WHERE   user = ?
        AND name = '$threshold_name'
        AND good_high <> $tgh
        AND critical_low <> $tcl
        AND warning_low <> $twl
        AND warning_high <> $twh

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Oops: Built that WHERE clause incorrectly. It should have been: 

    UPDATE table_name
    SET good_high = $tgh
      , critical_low = $tcl
      , warning_low = $twl
      , warning_high = $twh
    WHERE   user = ?
        AND name = '$threshold_name'
        AND (   good_high <> $tgh
            OR  critical_low <> $tcl
            OR  warning_low <> $twl
            OR  warning_high <> $twh )

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- tye        

In reply to Re^2: How to get count of rows changed by MySQL UPDATE command using DBI (where) by tye
in thread [Solved]: How to get count of rows changed by MySQL UPDATE command using DBI by Perl300

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