#! /usr/local/bin/perl
#
# Begin loading the needed extensions
#
use DBI; # The DBI extension
use CGI qw (:html2); # The CGI extension
use CGI::Carp qw (carpout); # The extra carping routine
#
# The file dbtype.pl sets a variable which determines the type of database
# you will use. This file will be found in either /tmp or /temp.
#
use lib qw(/tmp /temp);
require 'dbtype.pl';
#
# Set the path, unbuffer STDOUT, and redirect errors to the browser
#
$ENV{PATH} = join ":", qw(/usr/bin /bin /sbin /usr/sbin /etc);
$| = 1;
carpout(\*STDOUT);
#
# Declare variables
#
my( $dbh, $sth );
my( $tid, $name, $price, $edition );
my( $bookinfo, @bookinfo);
#
# Accept the CGI request
#
my( $q ) = new CGI;
#
# Read values from the form which called us
#
$tid = $q->param("title_id") || "";
#
# Send the HTTP header
#
print $q->header;
#
# Set the
and send
#
print start_html("Connecting Databases to the Web - Chapter 5, E4E");
#
# Verify the validity of the values from the form
#
$tid > 0 or later("Title Id must be a number greater than zero!");
# Connect to the database or give error messages
#
# Attempt to load the driver and connect to the database
#
eval {
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:$DB_type:test_nile", $DB_login, $DB_password);
};
#
# Check if the eval failed (driver failed to load)
#
if ($@) {
die "Could not install driver ($DBI::err): $DBI::errstr\n";
}
#
# Check if the connection attempt was successful
#
defined($dbh) or die "Could not connect to db ($DBI::err): $DBI::errstr\n";
#
# Prepare the following SQL statement and receive a statement handle
#
$sth = $dbh->prepare(qq{
SELECT * FROM title
WHERE title_id = $tid
}) or die "Prepare of SELECT: ", $dbh->errstr, "\n";
#
# Execute the prepared SQL statement
#
$sth->execute or die "Execute of SELECT: ", $dbh->errstr, "\n";
#
# Grab the values from the row returned by the SELECT statement
# (There had better only be one!)
#
( $tid, $name, $price, $edition ) = $sth->fetchrow_array;
#
# We're done with this statement, free up the resources
#
$sth->finish;
#
# Disconnect from the database, we're done!
#
$dbh->disconnect or warn "Disconnect: ", $dbh->errstr, "\n";
# Build the body of the HTML page
print <
|
Chapter 5
Extra for Experts: Update a Record
|
END_OF_HTML
#
# Send