my $yi = $dbh->prepare(" SELECT SSN, RTRIM(LAST_NAME,' '), TO_CHAR(BIRTH_DATE,'YYYY'), STORE FROM PYHADMIN.PY_EMP_SHADOW where TO_CHAR(BIRTH_DATE,'YYYY') like '$year' and SSN like '%$ssn' and RTRIM(LAST_NAME,' ') like upper('$name') and rownum <= 1 "); $yi->execute();