Re: Changes in binding columns in DBD::ODBC

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 02:50:02AM -0000, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> 
> > 1. Columns described as SQL_INTEGER will be bound as SQL_C_LONG and 
> > hence retrieved as a C long and the bound scalar will be set using 
> > sv_setiv
> ..
> > 2. You cannot override the bound column type.
> 
> +1, sounds sensible.

It does. Though I suspect people using code that depends on the internal
numeric vs string distinction will encounter problems.

One example that springs to mind is JSON serialization
http://search.cpan.org/~mlehmann/JSON-XS/XS.pm#PERL_-%3E_JSON

Tim.