#!/usr/perl -w
      use DBI;
      my $database='MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver';
      my $hostname='192.168.1.100'
      my $username= 'R1'; #same for every customer
      my $password= 'box747'; #same for every customer
      my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:ODBC:DRIVER=$database;SERVER=$hostname;port=3306",$username$password)";

##</code><code>##

      my $sql = "SELECT * FROM ORG1.MACHINE"; 
      ## SQL works in MySQL studio where ORG1:db and MACHINE:table
      my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql);
      $sth->execute(); 
      ## should I be sure to inject (undef)
      
      my ($ID, $NAME, $USER, $MAC); 
      ## Titles correspond to Schema Viewer table names in CAPS
      #BIND results to variables ?
      $sth->bind_columns(undef, \$ID, \$NAME, \$USER, \$MAC);
      ##retrieve / return results
      while( $sth->fetch() ) {
            print "$ID, $NAME, $USER, $MAC\n";
      }
$sth->finish();
$dbh->disconnect();