my $sql = "INSERT INTO ERRORS (TSTAMP,CMND_ID,ALERT_ID,SEND_ID,DESTIN +ATION,MESSAGE,STATE,SVR_HOST) VALUES (\'$tstamp\',\'$cmnd_id\',\'$alert_id\',\'$send +_id\',\'$destination\',\'$message\',\'$state\',\'$svr_host\')\;\n"; my $statement = $db_handle->prepare($sql) or die "Couldn't prepare query '$sql': $DBI::errstr\n"; $statement->execute() or die "Couldn't execute query '$sql': $DBI::errstr\n";