my $sth2 = $dbh->prepare("SHOW FULL COLUMNS IN ?") or die 'prepare failed'; $sth2->execute($table) or die 'execute failed [' . $sth2->err . '] [' . $sth2->errstr . ']'; #### my $sth2 = $dbh->prepare("SHOW FULL COLUMNS IN $table") or die 'prepare failed'; $sth2->execute() or die 'execute failed [' . $sth2->err . '] [' . $sth2->errstr . ']';