#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $sql = " CREATE TABLE test_dbi1 ( test_dbi_intr_no NUMBER(15), test_dbi_name VARCHAR2(100) ); UPDATE mytable SET col1=';yes;' WHERE col2=1; UPDATE mytable SET col1='Don\\'t use ;s and \\'s together, it is a pain' WHERE col2=1; CREATE TABLE test_dbi2 ( test_dbi_intr_no NUMBER(15), test_dbi_name VARCHAR2(100) ); ";