$dbh = &db_connect; print "hi there 3\n"; #my $p = $dbh->sock; #my $h = $dbh->host; #my $d = $dbh->database; #print "port: p\nhost: $h\ndb : $d\n"; print "dbh: $dbh\n"; use Data::Dumper; Data::Dumper->Dump([$dbh]); foreach ( keys %$dbh) { print "$_=$dbh{$_}\n"; } print "got here\n"; #### hi there 3 dbh: DBI::db=HASH(0x3de72b0) got here