Actually, I'm sorta new to MySQL...

I've used Oracle for the past years and there are a number of ways that this can be implemented on the database side (alot harder than LIMIT, BTW) by using PL/SQL. Now that I've been forced to use other DBMSs (MySQL being one of them), I'm trying to cut down to the least common denominator of SQL in order to maintain a certain degree of portability between the systems.

DBI has been great as far as portability, but I have found that my Oracle vices have prooven to be rather disappointing at times, since DBD::Oracle allows you to do fancy Oracle proprietary stuff (like selects within selects for instance)...

Oh, if only the DBMS vendors could agree on ONE PLAIN FLAVOR OF SQL it would make my life sooo much easier...

In reply to RE: Re: More on selecting rows with DBI... by BBQ
in thread More on selecting rows with DBI... by BBQ

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