[Maypole] Direct access to DBI handle?

[Dave Howorth]

Toby Corkindale wrote:
>>I'm calling this in my base class, not the model classes - I've used the
>>db_Main() call in them successfully before.
>>
>>Should I try using a dummy class, eg.
>>Handle => EHS::Diesel::Users->db_Main()
>>instead of EHS::Diesel->db_Main()? It seems like the "wrong thing" to do
>>though..
> 
> Note: Doing this seems to work, although it seems to be the "wrong" way to do
> it?

The DBI handle belongs (indirectly) to CDBI, which your model classes 
inherit from; your main application class doesn't. Your main model class 
or any of the subclasses should be OK, AFAIK. You can only access it 
after the application class setup method has run, because that's what 
initializes CDBI and sets up the inheritance path you want to use.

Cheers, Dave