sub addEntry { print"Please enter their name: \n"; chomp (my $name = ); $name = lc($name); if (exists $phonebook{$name}){ print"$name is already in your phonebook\n"; } else { print"Please enter their phone number (123 4567): \n"; chomp (my $phone = ); $phonebook{$name} = $phone; my $sth; # statement handle $sth = $dbh->prepare('INSERT INTO Phonebook (name, Phone) VALUES (?, ?)' ) or die "Can't prepare SQL: " . $dbh->errstr(); $sth->execute("$name", "$phone") or die "Can't execute SQL: " . $sth->errstr(); $sth->finish(); } }