Re: DBI v2 - The Plan and How You Can Help

[Jochen Wiedmann]

Jonathan Leffler wrote:

I dunno which DBMS support prepare without a database connection, but I 
would expect all the mainstream databases to require a database connection. 

+1

I'm also far from convinced that there's any significant benefit in 
separating the 'create a database handle' from the 'connect to database 
server' part.

+1


Not to mention the effect, that one major charm of DBI is its 
simplicity: Connect, Execute for updates, inserts, or deletes and
Connect, Execute, Fetch for select. I can't see an advantage in overly 
extending the interface.


Jochen