Does it work if you switch to first preparing your statement handle, then executing it? I.e., 

my $sth = $dbh->prepare(<<'SQL');
select count(*)
  from syskeys
 where type = ?
SQL
$sth->execute(1);

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and then pull the results out?

Also, you may want to have a look at http://search.cpan.org/~mewp/DBD-Sybase-1.09/Sybase.pm#Using_?_Placeholders_&_bind_parameters_to_$sth->execute if you haven't already.

Finally, if you're using version 1.0 of DBD::Sybase, you should probably upgrade to the latest -- looking at the CHANGES file (http://search.cpan.org/src/MEWP/DBD-Sybase-1.09/CHANGES) it's seen a lot of work since that time, including several things that sound like they could be related to the problem you're seeing.

In reply to Re: How to enable placeholders for Sybase ASE on linux? by genehack
in thread How to enable placeholders for Sybase ASE on linux? (SOLVED) by ccn

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