my %rec; my $sth1 = $dbh_0->prepare ("select * from production.computersystem"); my @fields = @{$sth1->{NAME_lc}}; $sth1->bind_columns (\@rec{@{$sth1->{NAME_lc}}}); my $sth2 = do { local $" = ", "; my $sql = "insert into barrycomputersystem (@fields) values (@{[('?')x@fields]})"; $dbh_1->prepare ($sql); }; $sth2->bind_columns (\@rec{@fields}); while ($sth1->fetch) { $sth2->execute; }