my $q1 = $dbh->prepare("sql statement"); my $q2 = $dbh->prepare("sql statement 2 with ?"); $q1->execute(); while($data = $q1->fetchrow_hashref()){ $q2->execute($data->{field}); while($more_data = $q2->fetrow_hashref()){ # code here } } #### my $sth = $dbh->prepare("select * from table where field = :nam"); $sth->bind_param(':nam', $value); $sth->execute();