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 <H1>What’s new?  (since the book)</H1> 
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<LI><H2>$sth-&#062fetchrow_hashref()
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<LI>now 25% faster
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<LI><H2>$dbh-&#062selectrow_hashref()
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<LI><H2>$dbh-&#062selectrow_arrayref()
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<LI>new one-call prepare + execute + fetch utility methods
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<LI><H2>$sth = $dbh-&#062table_info(…)
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<LI>DBI spec now allows parameters to qualify which tables you want info on
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<LI><H2>$dbh-&#062quote($string, $type)
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<LI>now much faster if a $type argument is given (caches quoting data from type_info_all)
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<LI><H2>$dbh-&#062type_info_all()
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<LI>now also much faster due to added caching
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