$db_query .= ';'; # Not mandatory, just for good order.

Actualy not. I don't know what DBD you're using, but some databases don't like having a trailing semicolon when fed via DBI. It's generally better to leave it out.

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I wanted to explore how Perl's closures can be manipulated, and ended up creating an object system by accident.
-- Schemer

Note: All code is untested, unless otherwise stated