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in reply to DBI driver name from database handle

Would 
    $dbh -> {Name}

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provide the information you are after? If not, does 
    $dbh -> get_info (17)

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?

Abigail

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Re: Re: DBI driver name from database handle
by liz (Monsignor) on Oct 20, 2003 at 15:17 UTC
    $dbh->{Name} gives me the name of the database, rather than the database driver.

    3dan's way seems to be the correct one $dbh->{Driver}{Name}.

    Of course, when you try to do a each on the $dbh object, you don't get a listing of the possible values. Too bad.

    Liz

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Re: Re: DBI driver name from database handle
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 20, 2003 at 15:18 UTC
    Would 
        $dbh -> {Name}

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    provide the information you are after?

    No.

    $dbh -> {Name} provides the name of the database used in the connection string.

    From DBI docs

    ""Name""  (string)
    Holds the "name" of the database. Usually (and recom­
    mended to be) the same as the ""dbi:DriverName:...""
    string used to connect to the database, but with the
    leading ""dbi:DriverName:"" removed.

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