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If the stmt was

 my $stmt = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE ? = ? ORDER BY ? 
+ASC";

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instead, it would fail with

$sth->execute($searchfield, $searchterm, $searchfield) or die "Unable 
+to execute
+ query: " . $sth->errstr;

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But this works as the field name is assigned early.

[Mon Mar 19 19:01:04 2018] update_tables.cgi: statement =  'SELECT * F
+ROM users WHERE lastname = ? ORDER BY ? ASC' at update_tables.cgi lin
+e 462.

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So what would be lost by simply using:

'SELECT * F
+ROM users WHERE $searchfield = $searchterm ORDER BY $searchfield ASC'

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where all the parameter would be defined at prepare?

In reply to Re^10: CGI Action call by tultalk
in thread CGI Action call by tultalk

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