$dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0; $dbh->{RaiseError} = 1; my $id = 737; my $rows; if (!eval { my $sql = "UPDATE stockhistory SET invoiced = 1 WHERE id = ?"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql); $rows = $sth->execute($id); $dbh->commit(); 1 }) { print "Transaction aborted because $@"; $dbh->rollback(); } die("Record $id not found") if $rows < 1;