    # File lib/amalgalite/database.rb, line 316
        def execute_batch( sql, *bind_params)
          count = 0
          while sql
            prepare( sql ) do |stmt|
              stmt.execute( *bind_params )
              sql =  stmt.remaining_sql
              sql = nil unless (sql.index(";") and Amalgalite::SQLite3.complete?( sql ))
            end
            count += 1
          end
          return count
        end