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<node id="870185" title="difference between syb_nsql and prepare/execute call" created="2010-11-08 15:17:34" updated="2010-11-08 15:17:34">
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perlquestion</type>
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perl@1983</author>
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Hi,

I am using DBI and DBD::Sybase to connect to Sybase database. I have seen that to execute a SQL statement or make a stored proc call, some of the programmers use syb_nsql ($SQL,"HASH") like method while some use prepare($SQL), $sth-&gt;execute() syntax.

I was wondering what is the difference between those two? Which one is better?

Thanks</field>
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