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<LI><H2>$h-&#062{FetchHashReuse} = 1;       or     … = {};
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<LI>Enables greatly optimized fetchrow_hashref() performance
<LI>if you promise to play by the rules!
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<LI>Gateway to extra functionality in the future, especially portability
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<LI>rewrite comments to suit database
<LI>rewrite placeholders e.g. ‘?’ -&#062 ‘%s’
<LI>rewrite ODBC escape sequences
<LI>(thanks to Scott Hildreth for kick-starting this work)
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<LI><H2>Definition of array binding API (e.g. for bulk loading)
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<LI>(thanks to Dean Arnold for doing much of this work)
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