This was most helpful. I was looking for a magic bullet, but , as always, it's more complicated than originally thought.
To clarify, I use the data to send out as an email or store in a MySQL db for later display or manipulation.
I love the quick help I get here at the monastery.
Ok, just be sure you're using placeholders so your external data doesn't ever become part of the SQL command. See the DBI documentation for more on that.