Re: DBI->state()

[Robert_Doucette]

I have a lot of code using those methods.  I did not realize they were not
standard parts of DBI.  What is the alternative mechanism for these
methods?

      Bob Doucette



                                                                                       
                                          
                From:        Tim Bunce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>                             
                                        
                       03/29/2004 06:21 AM                                             
                                          
                                                                                       
                                          
                                                                                       
                                          
                To:            Dean Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>                         
                                     
                cc:            DBI-users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>                           
                                         
                Subject:    Re: DBI->state()                                           
                                          
                                                                                       
                                          



On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 01:56:05PM -0800, Dean Arnold wrote:
> Have the DBI->err(), DBI->errstr(), DBI->state() been
> deprecated ? I see the err() and errstr() are still
> in the DBI.pm code, but no trace of state() (as far
> back as 1.38)
>
> FYI: I'm trying to check state info on a connection
> failure, so I don't have a "handle" to call state() on.
>
> Or is the preferred solution to read the $DBI::state
> variable directly ?

Yes. DBI->err() and DBI->errstr() were never in the spec
and they'll be removed in DBI v2.

Tim.