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Old 11-10-2014
PERL: DBI - Is it possible to get a "nicer" formatted return?

Hi,

I am currently writing a perl module that will be passed queries from other scripts and use DBI to execute them on an Oracle Database. The problem I have is when it comes to the return.

I am currently getting this from my code:

Code:
FIELDA       FIELDB        FIELDC                 FIELDD               FIELDE
 
AAAAAAAA        MASTER  0       0       0       
AAAAAAAA        ABCD    0       0       0       
BBBBBBBA        DEFG    0       0       0       
BBBBBBBA        ABCDEF01        0       0       0       
CCCCCCCA        ABCDEF02        0       0       0       
CCCCCCC1        MASTER  0       0       0

Where as if I use an sql session and perform the query I get this format:

Code:
FIELDA       FIELDB   FIELDC             FIELDD             FIELDE
----------- -------- ---------------- --------------- -----------------
AAAAAAAA    MASTER                  0               0                 0
AAAAAAAA    ABCD                    0               0                 0
BBBBBBBA    DEFG                    0               0                 0
BBBBBBBA    ABCDEF01                0               0                 0
CCCCCCCA    ABCDEF02                0               0                 0
CCCCCCC1    MASTER                  0               0                 0
SBOSGBKD    AGRANT                  0               0                 0

This is my code:

Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Sys::Syslog; # for syslog
use DBI; # for databse connectivity
package UH_DBI;
sub run_query
{
##my $user = shift;
##my $password = shift;
##my $query = shift;
##my $host = shift;
##my $sid = shift;
##my $port = shift;
my @row;
my $user = "auser";
my $password = "apass";
my $query = qq (
SELECT FIELDA, FIELDB, FIELDC, FIELDD, FIELDE 
FROM ATABLE
);
my $host ="hostname";
my $sid ="TESTDB";
my $port ="9999";
 
my $data_source = "DBI:Oracle:host=$host;sid=$sid;port=$port";
my $dbh = DBI->connect($data_source, $user, $password) or die "Couldn't connect to database: " . DBI->errstr;
 
my $sth = $dbh->prepare($query)
or die "Couldn't prepare statement: " . $dbh->errstr;
$sth->execute() or die "Couldn't execute statement: " . $sth->errstr;
 
open(FH, ">output_file") or 
die "\n cannot write to the file output_file. Check the file permissions";
my $fields = join("\t", @{ $sth->{NAME_uc} });
print FH "$fields\n\n";
while (my @next_row_fields = $sth->fetchrow_array) {
foreach my $next_field (@next_row_fields) {
if (defined $next_field) {
print FH $next_field;
}
else {
print FH "NULL";
}
print FH "\t";
}
print FH "\n";
}
close FH;
$sth->finish;
$dbh->disconnect;
}
run_query();

(Please excuse the lack of indentation, I copied into wordpad and then into the browser).

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Chris
# 2  
Old 11-10-2014
Take a look here:
perlform - perldoc.perl.org
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# 3  
Old 11-10-2014
Automatic alignment code: perl align

Hi.
Code:
$ align z3
FIELDA   FIELDB   FIELDC FIELDD FIELDE

AAAAAAAA MASTER   0      0      0
AAAAAAAA ABCD     0      0      0
BBBBBBBA DEFG     0      0      0
BBBBBBBA ABCDEF01 0      0      0
CCCCCCCA ABCDEF02 0      0      0
CCCCCCC1 MASTER   0      0      0

for more separation we increase the gutter:
Code:
$ align -g 4 z3
FIELDA      FIELDB      FIELDC    FIELDD    FIELDE

AAAAAAAA    MASTER      0         0         0
AAAAAAAA    ABCD        0         0         0
BBBBBBBA    DEFG        0         0         0
BBBBBBBA    ABCDEF01    0         0         0
CCCCCCCA    ABCDEF02    0         0         0
CCCCCCC1    MASTER      0         0         0

The perl code for align can be obtained at align

This was done on a system:
Code:
OS, ker|rel, machine: Linux, 2.6.26-2-amd64, x86_64
Distribution        : Debian 5.0.8 (lenny, workstation) 
align 1.7.0

Best wishes ... cheers, drl
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# 4  
Old 11-11-2014
Oracle

Just reinvented the wheel Smilie Hope it helps!
Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use DBI;

my $count = 0;
my $cfmt; #field format/alignment
my @harr; #array to store hypens
my %hash1; #hash to store fieldnumber <-> fieldtypename pairs
my %hash2; #hash to store fieldnumber <-> fieldlength pairs

my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Oracle://orasrv1:1521/orcl",'scott','tiger');

    my $SQL = "SELECT * FROM EMP";
        my $sth = $dbh->prepare($SQL);

        $sth->execute;

    my $nof = $sth->{NUM_OF_FIELDS};

    for ( my $i = 0; $i < $nof; $i++ ) {
        my $name = $sth->{NAME}[$i];
        my $type = $sth->{TYPE}[$i];
        my $tn=$dbh->type_info($type)->{TYPE_NAME};
        my $prec = $sth->{PRECISION}[$i];

# special treatment for field type DATE, because it returns no field length
    if ($tn eq "DATE") {
        $prec = 10;
    } else {
        $prec = length($name) if (length($name) > $prec);
    }

    $hash1{"$i"} = "$tn";
    $hash2{"$i"} = "$prec";

    # print header, all column names left aligned
        $cfmt = "%-".$prec."s";
        printf("$cfmt ", $name);
        push @harr, '-'x$prec;
    }
    print "\n";

    # print line with hypens under the header
    print join(" ", @harr) . "\n";

 while ( my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array() ) {
    foreach (@row) {
        $_ = "NULL" if !defined($_);

# left align if field type is VARCHAR2, else right align
    my $ftyp = $hash1{"$count"};
    my $flen = $hash2{"$count"};

        if ($ftyp eq "VARCHAR2") {
            $cfmt = "%-".$flen."s";
        } else {
            $cfmt = "%".$flen."s";
        }

        printf("$cfmt ", $_);
    $count++;
    }
    print "\n";
    $count=0;
}

$dbh->disconnect if defined($dbh);

Demo:
Code:
$ ./testDBD.pl
EMPNO ENAME      JOB       MGR  HIREDATE   SAL     COMM    DEPTNO 
----- ---------- --------- ---- ---------- ------- ------- ------
 7369 SMITH      CLERK     7902  17-DEC-80     800    NULL     20 
 7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN  7698  20-FEB-81    1600     300     30 
 7521 WARD       SALESMAN  7698  22-FEB-81    1250     500     30 
 7566 JONES      MANAGER   7839  02-APR-81    2975    NULL     20 
 7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN  7698  28-SEP-81    1250    1400     30 
 7698 BLAKE      MANAGER   7839  01-MAY-81    2850    NULL     30 
 7782 CLARK      MANAGER   7839  09-JUN-81    2450    NULL     10 
 7788 SCOTT      ANALYST   7566  19-APR-87    3000    NULL     20 
 7839 KING       PRESIDENT NULL  17-NOV-81    5000    NULL     10 
 7844 TURNER     SALESMAN  7698  08-SEP-81    1500       0     30 
 7876 ADAMS      CLERK     7788  23-MAY-87    1100    NULL     20 
 7900 JAMES      CLERK     7698  03-DEC-81     950    NULL     30 
 7902 FORD       ANALYST   7566  03-DEC-81    3000    NULL     20 
 7934 MILLER     CLERK     7782  23-JAN-82    1300    NULL     10 
$

Original output (messed up during copy/paste process):
Code:
SQL> select * from emp;

     EMPNO ENAME      JOB           MGR HIREDATE        SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
---------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
      7369 SMITH      CLERK          7902 17-DEC-80        800            20
      7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN          7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300       30
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN          7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500       30
      7566 JONES      MANAGER          7839 02-APR-81       2975            20
      7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN          7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400       30
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER          7839 01-MAY-81       2850            30
      7782 CLARK      MANAGER          7839 09-JUN-81       2450            10
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST          7566 19-APR-87       3000            20
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT        17-NOV-81       5000            10
      7844 TURNER     SALESMAN          7698 08-SEP-81       1500      0       30
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK          7788 23-MAY-87       1100            20
      7900 JAMES      CLERK          7698 03-DEC-81        950            30
      7902 FORD       ANALYST          7566 03-DEC-81       3000            20
      7934 MILLER     CLERK          7782 23-JAN-82       1300            10

14 rows selected.

SQL>


Last edited by junior-helper; 11-11-2014 at 08:06 PM.. Reason: removed the word "condescend" from the code
# 5  
Old 11-11-2014
First of all, thank Bartus.

DRL - useful perl script, I'm going to see if I can turn it into a package.

junior helper - When I ran your code in a test script I got the following complilation errors:

Code:
syntax error at test_DBI.pl line 63, near "condescend
# left align if field type is VARCHAR2, else right align
    my "
Global symbol "$ftyp" requires explicit package name at test_DBI.pl line 63.
Global symbol "$ftyp" requires explicit package name at test_DBI.pl line 66.
syntax error at test_DBI.pl line 77, near "}"
test_DBI.pl had compilation errors.

# 6  
Old 11-11-2014
Doh! Smilie I had the word "condescend" in the clipboard and somehow it got pasted in the code Smilie Sorry.

Just remove the word condescend from the code and all should be fine Smilie
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# 7  
Old 11-12-2014
Brilliant now works!

Thank you all for your assistance, much appreciated.
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