> > Thanks to Michael Chase for his suggestion of using TO_NUMBER on > > the outside of the TO_CHAR - it works *WITH* placeholders.
> > Using placeholders with bind_params and SQL_INTEGER, wouldn't that > > be the same as having "a number on one side"? > > Maybe, but I suspect that the SQL parser doesn't pay attention to what type > of element the bind variable is bound to. The best way to tell is try it > and see if it works. I suspect it would work _if_ DBD::Oracle paid any attention to the SQL_INTEGER, but right now it doesn't. Tim.
