In gmax's excellent DBI recipes under the heading 'Getting a list of hashes' he give this example:

my $sth = $dbh->prepare($query2);
$sth->execute();
my $employees_loh = $sth->fetchall_arrayref({});

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Later, under 'Binding columns and fetching', he explains that:

The fastest method, which you can always count on, is fetchrow_arrayref. It is even faster when you combine it with binding.

Is it useful/possible to bind a list of hashes (as shown above)?.

The following (similar to one of gmax's examples):
update: see note below

$sth->execute($year, $month);
my @array = ();
$sth->bind_col(\(@array));
$sth->fetchall_arrayref({});

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for instance, gives: 
DBI bind_col: invalid number of arguments: got handle + 0, expected ha
+ndle + between 2 and 3
Usage: $h->bind_col($column, \$var [, \%attr]) at etc...

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Any pointers?

update: gmax's example is for fetchcol_arrayref

In reply to DBI and binding a list of hashes by wfsp

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