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+#!perl -I./t
+
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+# Copyright 1997 - July 2008 CWI, August 2008 - 2016 MonetDB B.V.
+
+$| = 1;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use DBI();
+use DBD_TEST();
+
+use Test::More;
+
+if (defined $ENV{DBI_DSN}) {
+  plan tests => 8;
+} else {
+  plan skip_all => 'Cannot test without DB info';
+}
+
+pass('Bind column tests');
+
+my $dbh = DBI->connect or die "Connect failed: $DBI::errstr\n";
+pass('Database connection created');
+
+my $tbl = $DBD_TEST::table_name;
+
+ok( DBD_TEST::tab_create( $dbh ),"CREATE TABLE $tbl");
+
+$dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0;
+
+$dbh->do("INSERT INTO $tbl( A, B ) VALUES( 10,'Stuff here')");
+
+$dbh->commit;
+
+my $sth;
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare("DELETE FROM $tbl");
+$sth->execute;
+my $s = $sth->rows;
+my $t = $DBI::rows;
+is( $s, $t,"sth->rows: $s DBI::rows: $t");
+
+$dbh->rollback;
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM $tbl WHERE 1 = 0");
+$sth->execute;
+my @row = $sth->fetchrow;
+if ( $sth->err ) {
+  print ' $sth->err   : ', $sth->err   , "\n";
+  print ' $sth->errstr: ', $sth->errstr, "\n";
+  print ' $dbh->state : ', $dbh->state , "\n";
+# print ' $sth->state : ', $sth->state , "\n";
+}
+pass("Fetched empty result set: (@row)");
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT A, B FROM $tbl");
+$sth->execute;
+while ( my $row = $sth->fetch ) {
+  print '# @row     a, b : ', $row->[0], ',', $row->[1], "\n";
+}
+
+my $Ok;
+
+$Ok = 1;
+my ( $a, $b );
+$sth->execute;
+$sth->bind_col( 1, \$a );
+$sth->bind_col( 2, \$b );
+while ( $sth->fetch ) {
+  print '# bind_col a, b : ', $a, ',', $b, "\n";
+  unless ( defined $a && defined $b ) {
+    $Ok = 0;
+    $sth->finish;
+    last;
+  }
+}
+is( $Ok, 1,'All fields defined');
+
+$Ok = 1;
+( $a, $b ) = ( undef, undef );
+$sth->execute;
+$sth->bind_columns( undef, \$b, \$a );
+while ( $sth->fetch )
+{
+  print '# bind_columns a, b : ', $b, ',', $a, "\n";
+  unless ( defined $a && defined $b ) {
+    $Ok = 0;
+    $sth->finish;
+    last;
+  }
+}
+is( $Ok, 1,'All fields defined');
+
+ok( $dbh->disconnect,'Disconnect');