Re: DBI driver name from database handle

[Abigail-II]

in reply to DBI driver name from database handle

Would

    $dbh -> {Name}

provide the information you are after? If not, does

    $dbh -> get_info (17)

?

Abigail

[liz]

$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

[Anonymous Monk]

Would

    $dbh -> {Name}

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.