my $SELECT.DAT2

##</code><code>##

(my $SELECT) . "DAT2"

##</code><code>##

$ perl a.pl
String found where operator expected at a.pl line 4, near ""NO" "\n""
        (Missing operator before  "\n"?)
syntax error at a.pl line 4, near ""NO" "\n""
a.pl had compilation errors.