warn "this_var=$this_var; that_var=$that_var\n";

##</code><code>##

sub lastRowNum
{
    my ( $dbh, $table ) = @_;
    my ( $rowcount ) = $dbh->selectrow_array( "select count(*) from $table" );
    return $rowcount;
}

##</code><code>##

sub lastRowNum
{
    my ( $dbh, $key_fld, $table ) = @_;
    my ( $last_id ) = $dbh->selectrow_array( "select max($key_fld) from $table" );
    return $last_id;
}