I have the following code in a PERL cgi which calls a MySQL database. When calling the cgi I get a "Can't call method 'Prepare' on an undefined value". Sometimes one can't see the forest for the trees and vice versa. Can someone show me the error?

my $reqpage= param('reqpage');

unless ($reqpage > 1) {$reqpage = "1";}
 
my  $pagesize = "5"; 
my $firstresult = (($reqpage - 1) * $pagesize) + 1;
my $lastresult = $firstresult + $pagesize - 1;
if ($lastresult > $result_count) {
$lastresult = $result_count;
}

my $offset = (($reqpage-1) * $pagesize); 


my $limit = "5";
my $result;
my @result;


my $LastName=param('LastName');

        my $n="3";
        my $LastName= substr($LastName,0,$n);
        my $query="$LastName%";

my $sql = "Select AccountID,LastName,FirstName,Location,Specialty,Intr
+oduction,View from members WHERE (Location = 'Phoenix, AZ USA' and La
+stName LIKE ?) Limit $offset,$limit";
my $sth=$dbh->prepare("$sql"); 
$sth->execute($query)  or die "Connection Error: $DBI::errstr\n";

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I will really appreciate any assistance provided!!

In reply to Undefined Value Error Message by Milti

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