Re^2: DBI place holder for sub query problem

Thank you for your input, but when I tried it I get

DBD::Oracle::st execute failed: ORA-01722: invalid number (DBD ERROR: 
+error possibly near <*> indicator at char 30 in 'Update Customers set
+ RESULTS =:<*>p1....
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is this because it is a sql string and not a number. The sqlstring, when executed alone returns a number. TIA

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Re^3: DBI place holder for sub query problem by olus (Curate) on Jan 02, 2008 at 22:06 UTC
If you are using a sub-query then the parenthesis are needed. Just omit the single quotes. `$sth=$dbh->prepare("Update Customers set RESULTS = (?) where rec_no = +?");` [download] From the error message, it seems like you are assigning RESULTS with something like SELECT.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: DBI place holder for sub query problem by jettero (Monsignor) on Jan 02, 2008 at 18:09 UTC
If it's not a bind variable then it's not a bind variable. The bind vars get meta-quoted automagically, sql probably should not be, so I don't think you can use a bind variable to do that job. -Paul	[reply]