I'll admit it. I'm confused too. You say that you add_client() sub "works fine", but I don't undertsand how it could? I just tried to simulate your code and any attempt I made to call add_client(); with paramters caused the compile time error:

Too many arguments for main::add_client at ... near "'password' )"

This is exactly what I expected. Maybe I am missing something? 

#! perl -sw
use vars qw($app $FATAL);
use strict;

$app = 'test';
$FATAL = 'FATAL';

sub add_client() {

    print "******ADDING ROW TO CLIENT TABLE******\n";
    print "I AM HERE\n";
    my ($dbh, $clt, $prdpasswd) = @_;
    my $count = 1;
    my $cltid;

    my $sql = "select distinct CLT_ID from ENRMASTER..CLT order by CLT
+_ID";

    my $sth = $$dbh->prepare($sql)
        or $app->error($FATAL,
            "can't prepare SQL statement [ $sql ] : +:$DBI::errstr");
    $sth->execute();
}

# 1047   my $cltid = add_client(\$dbhTarget, $clt, $passwd);

add_client(); # the compiler accepts this but it wouldn't do anything 
+useful.
add_client( 'handle', 'clt_id', 'password' ); ## << Line 25

__END__

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gives 

c:\test>209750
Too many arguments for main::add_client at C:\test\209750.pl line 25, 
+near "'password' )"
Execution of C:\test\209750.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

c:\test>

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Nah! Your thinking of Simon Templar, originally played by Roger Moore and later by Ian Ogilvy

In reply to Re: One sub routine call works a similar one does not. by BrowserUk
in thread One sub routine call works a similar one does not. by mnlight

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