#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use DBI; my $dbh=DBI->connect('dbi:DBM:f_dir=D:\Perl\site\lib\DBD\usr.sql') or die "Can't connect to $DBI::errstr"; my $sql = "SELECT USERNAME FROM USERS"; my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql) or die "Can't prepare statement: $DBI::errstr"; $sth->execute(); print $sth; $dbh->disconnect;