SQL isn't really a programming language (though there are variants that are like PL/SQL, Transact-SQL and the like).

SQL is a query language.

There are ways of expressing similar queries to SQL in Perl-like ways, but it is more likely to use something like DBI/DBD to interface with an SQL database directly.

In any event, your question is very vague, so the answer isn't really that clear. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?