qq(dbi:SQLite:dbname=$db,'','',{ ... #### qq(dbi:SQLite:dbname=$db),'','',{ ... #### my $dsn = "qq(dbi:SQLite:dbname=$db)"; my $user; my $password; my %dbi_options = ( RaiseError => 1, PrintError => 1, sqlite_open_flags => SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY, ); my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password, \%dbi_options);