sub_data{ $sql = "SELECT comp, device, model, uniq FROM p_company, p_devices, p_model WHERE p_model.uniq = '$model' AND p_model.comp_id = p_company.comp_id AND p_model.device_id=p_devices.device_id"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql); $rv=$sth->execute; while ($pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref){ $comp = $pointer->{'comp'}; $device = $pointer->{'device'}; $model = $pointer->{'model'}; } } # End sub }