Programming the Perl DBI

Name

DBD::ADO

General Information

Driver version

DBD::ADO version 0.03.

At the time of this writing, the DBD::ADO driver, and even ADO itself, are relatively new. Things are bound to change, so be sure to read the latest documentation.

Feature summary

Because DBD::ADO acts as an interface to other lower-level database drivers within Windows, much of its behavior is governed by those drivers.

Transactions                           Dependent on connected data source
Locking                                Dependent on connected data source
Table joins                            Dependent on connected data source
LONG/LOB datatypes                     Dependent on connected data source
Statement handle attributes available  After execute(  )
Placeholders                           No, not yet
Stored procedures                      Limited support, no parameters
Bind output values                     No
Table name letter case                 Dependent on connected data source
Field name letter case                 Dependent on connected data source
Quoting of otherwise invalid names     Dependent on connected data source
Case-insensitive "LIKE" operator       Dependent on connected data source
Server table ROW ID pseudocolumn       Dependent on connected data source
Positioned update/delete               No
Concurrent use of multiple handles     Dependent on connected data source

Author and contact details

The driver is maintained by Thomas Lowery and Phlip Plumlee. They can be contacted via the dbi-users mailing list.

Supported database versions and options

The DBD::ADO module requires Microsoft ADO version 2.1 or later to work reliably. Using NT with Service Pack 4 is recommended. The module is pure Perl, making use of ...