FreeTDS Development Group

["Will Saxon" <WillS AT housing.ufl.edu>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lowden, James K [mailto:LowdenJK AT bernstein.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 3:21 PM
> To: 'FreeTDS Development Group'
> Subject: RE: [freetds] Odd statement execution problem
> 
> 
> > From: Will Saxon [mailto:WillS AT housing.ufl.edu]
> Will, 
> 
> DBI includes a trace mechanism.  Between that and the TDSDUMP 
> log, perhaps
> you'll be able to tell what's wrong.  To me, it looks like 
> $dbh is being
> closed on you; $sql is probably fine.  You can generate that 
> same message
> this way:
> 
> $ perl -e'print $s->state'
> Can't call method "state" on an undefined value at -e line 1.
> 
> Have you installed an error handler (syb_err_handler)?  If 
> not, you might be
> missing a runtime  error.  
> 
> HTH.  

This problem has caused me to reevaluate the design of the script anyway - I 
think actually my problem may be a 'my' where a 'local' would be more 
appropriate. I hope this is the case, although I certainly spent a good hour 
just fighting with that...

Thanks for the reply James.

-Will