my $sql = "select type,data from bilder where id =?"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql); $sth->execute( $q->param('id') ); my $error = 0; (my $type, my $data) = $sth->fetchrow() || ( $error = 1 ); binmode(STDOUT); if ( $error == 1 ) { print $q->header( -type => "image/gif" ); open( IN, "templates/keinbild.gif" ); binmode(IN); while () { print; } close(IN); } else { print $q->header( -type => $type ); print $data; }