sub sold_rep_calculations {
    $dbh->do("UPDATE INV SET PRICE=$PRICE WHERE CODE==$CODE");
    $dbh->do("UPDATE INV SET SALESMAN=$SALESMAN WHERE CODE==$CODE");
    $dbh->do("UPDATE INV SET DATE_SOLD=$date WHERE CODE==$CODE");
    my $updy="Y";
    $dbh->do("UPDATE INV SET SOLD=$updy WHERE CODE==$CODE");
    $dbh->do("UPDATE SALESMAN
            SET YTDGROSS=( $YTDGROSS + $PRICE ) WHERE ID==$ID");
    $dbh->do("UPDATE SALESMAN
            SET YTDCOMM=( $YTDCOMM + ( $PRICE * $COMM / 100 ) )
            WHERE ID==$ID");
    $dbh->do("UPDATE SALESMAN
        SET COMM_OWED=( $COMM_OWED + ( $PRICE * $COMM / 100 ) )
        WHERE ID==$ID");
}

[download]
The above snippet produces the following error... DBD::XBase::db do failed: Field Y not found in table INV But all the other statements write the proper data to the Database file, and the my $updy="Y"; $dbh->do("UPDATE INV SET SOLD=$updy WHERE CODE==$CODE"); is written exactly the same as all the other statements. If someone could point out my mistake, or even give me a few tips I would appreciate it greatly.

In reply to Perl Beginners problem with DBI by Anonymous Monk

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.