Bind Values ( cont. )
Data typing is also important and may need to
be explicitly stated:
    ### No need for a data type for this value. It's a string.
    $sth->bind_param( 1, $dbh->quote( "Avebury” ) );
    ### This one is obviously a number, so no type again
    $sth->bind_param( 2, 21 );
    ### However, this one is a string but looks like a number
    $sth->bind_param( 3, $dbh->quote( 123500 ), { TYPE => SQL_VARCHAR } );
    ### Alternative short-hand form of the previous statement
    $sth->bind_param( 3, $dbh->quote( 123500 ), SQL_VARCHAR );
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