use DBI; use strict; 1.Open a connection my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:DB2:omer1", "administrator", "omer2312", {RaiseError => 1}); 1.use VALUES to retrieve value from special register my $stmt = "Values CURRENT DATE"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare($stmt); $sth->execute(); 1.associate variables with output columns... my $col1; $sth->bind_col(1,\$col1); while ($sth->fetch) { print "Today is: $col1\n"; } $sth->finish(); $dbh->disconnect();