[ic] perl db question, problems when modifying admin

[Doug Alcorn]

Mike Heins <mheins@redhat.com> writes:

> It should be wrapped and work on all later versions of IC, but I will
> admit I haven't tried all functions. The reason is, all of this is a
> heck of a lot easier with:
> 
> [perl products]
> 	my $db = $Db{products};
> 	my $phone = $Scratch->{item_code};
> 	my $rowdata = $db->row_hash($phone);
> 	my @cols = $db->columns();
> 	&etc, &etc;
> [/perl]

I this case of "select * from products where sku='$code'", yes it is
easier.  However, some more complicated examples aren't.
Specifically, when you have more complicated where clauses and actual
joins.
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