Re: Let me adjust my question (was: A strange problem I have...)

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> Yeah, I considered ref() but wasn't sure how I'd be able to use the
> result. If I did something like the following:
> 
>   my $pkg = ref $object;
>   $pkg->retrieve(@cols);
> 
> wouldn't it cause problems with use strict? Hmm, a simple test seems to
> indicate otherwise.

Nah. Even $package->$method(...) is fine with strict.
 
> > That's correct, it will be added to the index when it gets fetched
> > again.
> 
> Which means that if you really wanted to create multiple instances of an
> object, you'd need to remove it from the index after each retrieval.

Just set $Class::DBI::Weaken_Is_Available to 0 to turn off the object index.

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