my $q = "insert into weather_data(" . " reading_DTM, reading_YMD, reading_HMS, wd," . " wv, tF, tC, bp," . " rh, li, ov, lux," . " bbl, irl, ra, rr" . ")" . "values (" . " ?, ?, ?, ?," . " ?, ?, ?, ?," . " ?, ?, ?, ?," . " ?, ?, ?, ?" . ")";