# File lib/dbd_odbc/ODBC.rb, line 146
  def execute(statement, *bindvars)
    bindvars = bindvars.collect{|v| convert(v)}
    stmt = @handle.run(statement, *bindvars) 
    Statement.new(stmt)
  rescue ODBCErr => err
    raise DBI::DatabaseError.new(err.message)
  end