The error I am getting is 403 forbidden.

so the issue is not with the database related code. it is with the HTML::Tiny or LWP settings.

here is the output with use warnings on

Unquoted string "gzip" may clash with future reserved word at testdown
+.pl line 9.
Unquoted string "deflate" may clash with future reserved word at testd
+own.pl line 9.
Unquoted string "gzip" may clash with future reserved word at testdown
+.pl line 30.
Unquoted string "deflate" may clash with future reserved word at testd
+own.pl line 30.
Unquoted string "gzip" may clash with future reserved word at testdown
+.pl line 33.
Unquoted string "deflate" may clash with future reserved word at testd
+own.pl line 33.
Failure: 403, Forbidden
Failure: 403, Forbidden
Failure: 403, Forbidden
Failure: 403, Forbidden
Failure: 403, Forbidden

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These is what Securities and Exchange Commission says about downloading from them

Fair access
Current max request rate: 10 requests/second.
To ensure everyone has equitable access to SEC EDGAR content, please u
+se efficient scripting. Download only what you need and please modera
+te requests to minimize server load.

SEC reserves the right to limit request rates to preserve fair access 
+for all users. See our Internet Security Policy for our current rate 
+request limit.

The SEC does not allow botnets or automated tools to crawl the site. A
+ny request that has been identified as part of a botnet or an automat
+ed tool outside of the acceptable policy will be managed to ensure fa
+ir access for all users.

Please declare your user agent in request headers:

Sample Declared Bot Request Headers:

User-Agent:

Sample Company Name AdminContact@<sample company domain>.com

Accept-Encoding:

gzip, deflate

Host:

www.sec.gov

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In reply to Re^4: Using a Fetchrow with LWP by justin423
in thread Using a Fetchrow with LWP by justin423

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