Re^3: perl mysql - INSERT INTO, 157 columns

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Given that the OP specifically mentioned mysql, I would not have posted the approach using "describe" if it didn't work in mysql.

As for your alternative (for cases where "describe" doesn't work), I would hope that any type of database covered by DBD would at least support "select * from foo limit 1", and this would be a prudent usage for the task at hand, whether or not you actually need to execute the query in order to get field names.

(BTW, thanks for the reminder about $")

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Re^4: perl mysql - INSERT INTO, 157 columns by choroba (Cardinal) on May 02, 2014 at 17:03 UTC
any type of database covered by DBD would at least support "select from foo limit 1"* Unfortunately, MS SQL Server throws an error: `Incorrect syntax near '1'` [download] What works, though, is `SELECT TOP 1 * FROM table` [download] لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: perl mysql - INSERT INTO, 157 columns by gsiems (Deacon) on May 02, 2014 at 18:17 UTC
One would hope. However, last time I looked (v 11R2), Oracle still didn't support either limit or offset (you can fake it with rownum, but that's ugly).	[reply]

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