Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> Wait... so you're using perl to copy data between two tables? And using
> a cursor to boot? I can't think of any way that could be more
> inefficient...
>
> What's wrong with a plain old INSERT INTO ... SELECT? Or if you really
> need to break it into multiple transaction blocks, at least don't
> shuffle the data from the database into perl and then back into the
> database; do an INSERT INTO ... SELECT with that same where clause.
The data are on two different computers, and I do processing of the data as it passes through the application.
Otherwise,the INSERT INTO ... SELECT is my first choice.
Craig