Re: DBD::Pg`s $dbh->func( "/path/to/file", `lo_import` ) fails silently

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>wrote:

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> > I'm trying to use Perl's DBD::Pg module to import a file as a large
> object.
> > For this I'm using the following:
> > my $oid = $dbh->func( "/absolute/path/to/file", 'lo_import' );
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> Works fine for me. What version of DBD::Pg are you using? Try something
> recent if you are using something old. You can also set the trace
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> $dbh->trace(10)
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Thanks for your reply.
Actually, after much trial and error I figured out the problem: the handle I
was using had AutoCommit set. I'm new to the lo_* functions, and not aware
of this issue. A mention of this in the DBD::Pg docs would be very helpful
to LO noobs like me.

Cheers,

Kynn