my $queryObj = $db_handle->prepare(
qq(
insert into employee(id,first_name,last_name,
     address.line.2,address.line.3)
values
   (?,?,?,?,?,?)
)
) or die "Could not prepare query: ".$db_handle->errstr;

##</code><code>##

      $queryObj->execute( ...insert value list here ...  )
           or die "Could not execute " . $queryObj->errstr;