#
   # -----------------------------------------------
   # open the database handle if possible, if not return proper error 
+msgs
   # ( $ret , $msg , $dbh ) = $self->doConnectToDb ( $db ) ;
   # -----------------------------------------------
   sub doConnectToDb {

      my $self = shift ;
      my $db   = shift || 'non_accessible_db'  ;

      my $ret  = 400 ;
      my $msg = 'cannot connect to the "' . $db . '" database: ';
      my $dbh  = undef ;

      $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Pg:dbname=$db", "", "" , {
                 'RaiseError'          => 0 # otherwise it dies !!!
               , 'ShowErrorStatement'  => 1
               , 'PrintError'          => 1
               , 'AutoCommit'          => 1
               , 'pg_utf8_strings'     => 1
      }) ;

      if ( defined $dbh  ) {
         $ret = 0 ; $msg = "" ;
      } else {
         $msg .= DBI->errstr ;
      }

      return ( $ret , $msg , $dbh ) ;
   }

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In reply to Re^2: What to do when DBI connect fails by YordanGeorgiev
in thread What to do when DBI connect fails by dr.jekyllandme

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