use SQL::Abstract;
    my $sa = SQL::Abstract->new;

# in _lookup():
 my $query = "SELECT $indy->{string} FROM $indy->{table} ".
          "WHERE $indy->{index}=$row->{$fieldName}";
  my ($sql, @bind) = $sa->select( $indy->{table}, [$indy->{string}], { $indy->{index} => $row->{$fieldName} } );
  my ($val) = $db->selectrow_array( $sql, {}, @bind );
  return $val;

# in _show_bugs():
    my ($query,@bind) = $sa->select('Bug', \@fieldset, {bugid=>[split(/,/,$args)]} );
    my $sth = $db->prepare( $query );
    eval { $sth->execute(@bind); };