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<H1>The DBI - Whats it all about?</H1>
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<LI><H2>The Perl DBI defines and implements an interface to databases
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<LI>Plug-in driver modules do the database-specific work
<LI>DBI provides default methods, functions, tools etc for drivers
<LI>Not limited to the lowest common denominator
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<LI><H2>The Perl DBI has built-in
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<LI>Automatic error checking
<LI>Detailed call tracing/debugging
<LI>Flexible call profiling/benchmarking
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<LI><H2>Designed and built for speed</H2>
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