...
my      $MISC_FILE_DIR  = shift || die usage();
my      $req            = shift || die usage();
my      $inqfile        = shift || die usage();
my      $sent           = shift || die usage();
my      $status         = shift || die "please specify status\n" . usage();
...

##</code><code>##

bash-2.03$ insertIntoLN.pl misc 135 doesnt_matter 20031208120000 0
please specify status
usage: ./insertIntoLN.pl <miscdir> <req> <inqfile> <sent> <status>

##</code><code>##

...
while( my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array ) {
        print join( '|', map ( $_ || 'NULL', @row )) ."\n";
}
...

##</code><code>##

137|src/20031208153031.txt|20031210093234|NULL|NULL
138|src/20031208153031.txt|20031210093509|NULL|NULL