Ok, here's the situation:
First of all, it's QUITE apparent to me I need to switch to Class:DBI, but for not, DBI will have to do.
Ok, I'm trying to figure out how to retrieve a reply count on a thread, and I know the sql needed, and I know how to do it without HTML::Tenplate.
SQL code: 
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM replies WHERE reply_id=?

$sth->execute($q->param('id')

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This involves a while loop, that which I cannot figure out how to incorporate it into HTML::Template.
Thank you kind, and wise monks, forgive my if this is vague, 3 300m dashes along with a cocktail of other grueling sprints in track tends to dull my question asking abilities.
-dhoss
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In reply to Retrieving a message count on a thread using HTML::Template, and DBI. by stonecolddevin

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