Re: Extracting a given row using Perl API

[Chris]

Bill, try this:

my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT first,last,phone FROM $table WHERE
phone_book.last='$FOO'");

You must ensure that there are quotes around $FOO.

--Chris

> my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT first,last,phone FROM $table WHERE
> phone_book.last='Blow'");
> 
> works while the following does not;
> 
> my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT first,last,phone FROM $table WHERE
> phone_book.last=$FOO");