You could give DBIx::FetchLoop a spin.... 
  use DBIx::FetchLoop;

  $lph = DBIx::FetchLoop->new($sth, $dbi_method);

  $hash_ref = $lph->fetch_current_data;
  $rowset = $hash_ref->{previous};
  $rowset = $hash_ref->{current};
  $rowset = $hash_ref->{next};

  $rowset = $lph->fetch_current_row;

  $rowset = $lph->previous;
  $rowset = $lph->current;
  $rowset = $lph->next;

  $lph->set_aggregate($new_field, $field);
  $lph->reset_aggregate($new_field);

  $lph->set_concatenate($new_field, $field);
  $lph->reset_concatenate($new_field);

  $boolean = $lph->pre_loop($field);
  $boolean = $lph->post_loop($field);

  $boolean = $lph->pre_loop_substr($field,$offset,$length);
  $boolean = $lph->post_loop_substr($field,$offset,$length);

  $boolean = $lph->is_first;
  $boolean = $lph->is_last;

  $count = $lph->count;

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In reply to Re: Question - fetchrow_arrayref by JSchmitz
in thread Question - fetchrow_arrayref by Anonymous Monk

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