Re: Passing arrays of strings with backslashes as parameters

On 02/06/2011 06:00 PM, Tim Landscheidt wrote:
> [email protected] ("Dana Hudes") wrote:
> 
>> There many reasons to quote. It ensures your parameters pass through to the end intact rather than are misinterpreted.
>> Its up to you if you want to bang your head against the wall, whine or get on with your program.
> 
> The reasons to quote are the reasons to use parameters. And
> I don't bang my head against the wall or whine, I simply ask
> on this very DBD::Pg mailing list whether the inability to
> use all arrays as parameters is due to my lack of knowledge,
> if it's a bug in the package, a missing feature or as $DEITY
> intended. What's your take on this?
> 
> Tim
> 

After reading the original post, I would suspect that the extra '\' is
an implementation problem in DBD::Pg, but I am not convinced. What does
a DBI->trace(9) show?

I have no idea what quotemeta would get you, and I don't know why it was
suggested.

-r