I am trying to querey a database using dbi. One of the columns is approx. 500 chars. I am retrieving each row into an array like so:
#############################
  $db_array_ref = $WinSelSth->fetchall_arrayref() ;
  for my $row (@$db_array_ref) {
    my ($req, $lob, $cycle, $status, $comments) = @$row ;
#############################

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I am getting a "DBD::ODBC::st fetchall_arrayref failed: [Microsoft][:ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]String data, right truncated on column number 5" The fifth column being the "large column". I am assuming a perl array doesn't like elements with that much data in it. I can't reduce the amount of data, does anyone have any ideas?

2003-04-24 edit ybiC: <code> tags, HTML encode square brackets

In reply to Retrieving data w/ dbi with a large column by rdecanio

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