Dbi Statement Handle Error
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Go to comments The DBI module lets you handle errors yourself if you don't like its built-in behavior. DBI lets you handle the errors at either perl dbi statement handle still active the database or the statement handle level by specifying attributes: my $dbh =
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DBI->connect( ..., ..., \%attr ); my $sth = $dbh->prepare( ..., \%attr ); There are several attributes that affect error handling,
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each of which you can use with either a connection or a statement handle: Attribute Type Default PrintWarn Boolean On PrintError Boolean On RaiseError Boolean Off HandleError Code Ref Off ShowErrorStatement Boolean
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Off These attributes are inherited by anything derived from the handle where you set them. The PrintWarn and PrintError attributes do just what they say. They are on by default, and they don't stop your program. In this example, you prepare a statement that expects one bind parameter, but when you execute it, you give two parameters instead: use DBI; my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'dbi:SQLite:dbname=test.db', '', dbi example '', {} ); my $sth = $dbh->prepare( 'SELECT * FROM Cats WHERE id = ?' ); $sth->execute( 1, 2 ); while( my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array ) { print "row: @row\n"; } print "Got to the end\n"; Since PrintError is true by default, DBI prints the error, but it allows the program to continue even though there was an error: DBD::SQLite::st execute failed: called with 2 bind variables when 1 are needed at dbi-test.pl line 12. Got to the end If you set the ShowErrorStatement attribute, you get a better error message because DBI appends the SQL statement that you tried to execute. You can set this either database handle or the statement handle, but if you don't know which statement is causing the problem, it's easier to set it as part of the database handle: # The rest of the program is the same my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'dbi:SQLite:dbname=test.db', '', '', { ShowErrorStatement => 1, } ); The error message shows the SQL statement, but the program still continues: DBD::SQLite::st execute failed: called with 2 bind variables when 1 are needed [for Statement "SELECT * FROM Cats WHERE id = ?"] at dbi-test.pl line 12. Go
bind_ param $rc = $sth->bind_param($p_num, $bind_value) || die $sth->errstr; $rv = $sth->bind_param($p_num, $bind_value, \%attr) || ... $rv = $sth->bind_param($p_num, $bind_value, $bind_type) || perl dbi ... The bind_ param method can be used to bind a value perl dbi example with a placeholder embedded in the prepared statement. Placeholders are indicated with the question mark character (?). perl dbi fetch For example:$dbh->{RaiseError} = 1; # save having to check each method call $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, age FROM people WHERE name LIKE ?"); $sth->bind_param(1, "John%"); # placeholders are numbered https://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2010/07/set-custom-dbi-error-handlers/ from 1 $sth->execute; DBI::dump_results($sth);Note that the ? is not enclosed in quotation marks, even when the placeholder represents a string. Some drivers also allow placeholders like :name and :n (e.g., :1, :2, and so on) in addition to ?, but their use is not portable. Undefined bind values or undef can be used to indicate null values.Some drivers http://rio.murmansk.ru/doc_/dbi/appa_07.htm do not support placeholders.With most drivers, placeholders can't be used for any element of a statement that would prevent the database server from validating the statement and creating a query execution plan for it. For example:"SELECT name, age FROM ?" # wrong (will probably fail) "SELECT name, ? FROM people" # wrong (but may not 'fail')Also, placeholders can only represent single scalar values. For example, the following statement won't work as expected for more than one value:"SELECT name, age FROM people WHERE name IN (?)" # wrong A.7.1.1. Datatypes for placeholders The \%attr parameter can be used to hint at which datatype the placeholder should have. Typically, the driver is interested in knowing only if the placeholder should be bound as a number or a string. For example: $sth->bind_param(1, $value, { TYPE => SQL_INTEGER }); As a shortcut for this common case, the datatype can be passed directly, in place of the \%attr hash reference. This example is equivalent to the one above: $sth->bind_param(1, $value, SQL_INTEGER); The TYPE value indicates the standard (non-driv
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