#! /usr/local/bin/perl -w
# Robustness Lab: Solution
#
# Begin loading the needed extensions
#
use CGI qw (:html2); # The CGI extension
use CGI::Carp qw (carpout); # The extra carping routine
use DBI; # The DBI extension
#
# 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( $dbname );
my( $dbh, $rv, $sth );
#
# Accept the CGI request
#
my( $q ) = new CGI;
#
# Read values from the form which called us.
# Note that the variable from the form is different than from the perl variable.
# This is deliberate.
#
$dbname = $q->param("db_name");
if ( !defined($dbname) || $dbname eq "" ) {
$dbname = "test_nile";
}
#
# Send the HTTP header
#
print $q->header;
#
# Set the
and send
#
print start_html("Nile dot Com Table Dump");
#
# Print out a nice big header,
#
print h1("Contents of database $dbname");
#
# Attempt to load the driver and connect to the database
#
eval {
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:$DB_type:$dbname", $DB_login, $DB_password);
};
#
# Check if the eval failed (driver failed to load)
#
if ($@) {
die "Could not install driver ($DBI::err): $DBI::errstr\n";
}
#
# Check if the connection attempt was successful
#
if ( !defined($dbh) ) {
die "Could not connect to db \"$dbname\" ($DBI::err): $DBI::errstr\n";
}
#
# Prepare the following SQL statement and receive a statement handle
#
$sth = $dbh->prepare(q{SELECT * FROM title});
#
# Execute the prepared SQL statement
#
$sth->execute or die "Select *: ", $dbh->errstr, "\n";
#
# HTML to make the columns all line up properly
#
print pre;
#
# Class routine to dump the contents of the rows previously SELECT'ed
#
DBI::dump_results($sth, 100);
#
# We're done with this statement, free up the resources
#
$sth->finish;
#
# Disconnect from the database, we're done!
#
$dbh->disconnect;
#
# Send