Re: DBD::mysql and mysql_use_result

[Alan Burlison]

Tim Bunce wrote:

> Does the binary protocol allow the link to be used for other actions while
> there are still rows being sent to the client?
> 
> If not "use result" can't be the default as too much existing code would break.

My experementation would suggest that it doesn't - if you turn 
use_result on with the existing driver than then try to do a nested 
prepare/execute/fetch within the outer loop, to get an error - I can't 
remember the exact wording, but the gist is 'You can't do that now'.

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Alan Burlison
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