This is my code:

my $dbiConn="DBI:Sybase:server=$prop{dbHost}:1433";

my $db=DBI->connect($dbiConn,$prop{dbUser},$prop{dbPwd});

my $sqlSt="select FilesTransfered,transactionDate from CDProcessTransaction where processname = '$prop{process}'";

my $recordSet=$db->prepare($sqlSt);

$recordSet->execute( );

while (my @rValue=$recordSet->fetchrow_array)

{

print OUT "Files: @rValue\n";

}

If length of field "FilesTransfered" is more than 255 characters, its truncated. This field contains the filenames processed (sometimes upto 20 filenames where it exceeds more than 255 chars)

What is the type of the field? (I.e. show us how the table is created.)

f length of field "FilesTransfered" is more than 255 characters, its truncated.

Sure, but not on retrieval. It means you're trying to stuff more than 255 characters in a field that doesn't allow more. It's like putting 100 pairs of socks in a drawer that only fits 20. You cannot get more than 20 pairs of socks out of them, the other 80 will have dropped on the ground.

Change the type of column, and repopulate the table.

Note that this isn't a Perl issue. It's a database issue, and you'll have this problem regardless of the language you're using to access the database.

I am not sure for DBI:Sybase, but there could be some trouble with 255 characters.

1. driver and other version problem(TDS? I found http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.db.tds.freetds/7075
2. explicit bind_param http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=491253
3. DBI's LongReadLen http://search.cpan.org/~timb/DBI-1.618/DBI.pm#LongReadLen


I tested to fetch long field with MS Access's memo field (DBI::ADO). 1000byte. I thought I see the same trouble once before with MS Access(may that be a dream of mine?). But it returns long field fine on windows without explicit bind_param nor setting LongReadLen... It was just fine.

I forget where I saw the same situation. Sorry for uncertain information.

Thank you remiah... I referred the link and it got fixed.

I already had entry in freetds.conf file and it had version 8. I simply removed the port=1433 in connection and it worked... ! Baffling, really; how this change had effect in truncation...

Anyhow, it fixed my issue. Thanks for all your replies