if (my ($grant, $db, $schema, $user, $scope) = $results[0] =~ /.*GRANT\s(.+)\sON\s(.+)\.(.+)\sTO\s(\S+)\@(\S+)/i) { $db =~ tr/'`//d; $schema =~ tr/'`//d; $user =~ tr/'`//d; $scope =~ tr/'`//d; ... }