root@localhost [project_db]> describe articles_table;
+------------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field                  | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+------------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| db_art_id              | bigint       | YES  | MUL | NULL    |       |

##</code><code>##

root@localhost [project_db]> SELECT MAX(db_art_id) FROM articles_table;
[...]
+----------------+
| MAX(db_art_id) |
+----------------+
|              1 |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)

root@localhost [project_db]> 

##</code><code>##

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'FROM articles_table' at line 1

##</code><code>##

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '"articles_table"' at line 1

##</code><code>##

	my $my_articletable = 'articles_table';
	my $p_db_art_id = 'db_art_id';
	my $sqlcmd = "SELECT MAX($p_db_art_id) FROM $my_articletable;";
	logit("SQLCMD: '$sqlcmd'");
	my $sth = $p_dbh->prepare($sqlcmd);
	$sth->execute();