sub order_numbers { my $class = shift; my $customers = $class->_table; my $orders = Order->_table; my %cust = map { $_ => $class->_column($_) } qw{ first_name last_name customer_id }; my %order = map { $_ => Order->_column($_) } qw{ order_num cust_id customer_id }; my $sql = <<" END_SQL"; SELECT $customers.$cust{last_name}, $customers.$cust{first_name} $orders.$order{order_num} FROM $customers LEFT OUTER JOIN $orders ON $customers.$cust{customer_id} = $orders.$order{customer_id} END_SQL return $class->_fetch_records($sql); }