> > > > > > $sth = $dbh->prepare( "INSERT INTO tbl_people ( lastname ) > > > VALUES (?)" ); > > > > ok. What is the function of the '?' for values ? > > can I subsistute a variable (VALUES ($name)"? > > You can, but then you have to worry about properly quoting the > variable. It's *MUCH* safer and easier to use the ?(placeholder). > Read up on placeholders in the book, or do "perldoc DBI" and search > for "placeholder".
Thanks. I just found a big section in perldoc on this. Thanks again for the help.
