use DBI; use strict; my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'DBI:mysql:gailbord_teachcoll', 'gailbord_admin', 'thotwp2', { RaiseError => 1 } ); my $sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT into teach_info values(?,?,?,?)"); $sth->execute($pickup, $pmonth, $pday, $pyear);