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in reply to DBD::mysql fetchrow_array failed

$query_handle = $db->prepare($query);
        $query_handle->execute();
        while(my @row = $query_handle->fetchrow_array()) { #ERROR HERE
           
            #~ Update only available data to 'Email Received' status
            if ($row[0] eq '1') {
                $query = "update radar_data set status=2 where dataid=
+$row[1] and datatype=$data_type and hasid ='$HAS_break[5]';";
                $query_handle = $db->prepare($query);
                $query_handle->execute();
            }
        }

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You are overwriting your 'select' $query_handle and replacing it with the 'Update' sql syntax being executed. in the loop. You need to not use $query_handle in both places.

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Re^2: DBD::mysql fetchrow_array failed
by deadpickle (Pilgrim) on Jul 09, 2009 at 20:47 UTC
    Seems to have worked. Thanks a lot.
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