I am trying to open a database connection in a subroutine, and pass the handle ($dbh) as the result of a successful open.
my $dbh;
sub connectdb {# connect to database using 3 parameters; return databa
+se handle
    my ($dbstring, $dbdepot, $password) = @_;
    print "attempt to connect to database $dbstring :$dbdepot\n";
    system "time /T";
    my $dbhi = DBI->connect($dbstring,$dbdepot,$password,
        { AutoCommit => 0,
          RaiseError => 1,
          PrintError => 1 })
        or warn "can't connect to database $dbstring :$dbdepot :", $DB
+I::errstr, "\n";
    if (defined ($dbhi)) {
        print "success: $dbhi \n";
        return $dbhi;
    } else {
        print "Failure\n";
        return -1;
    }
}

while (($dbh = connectdb($dwqa1,$depot,$pswd) eq -1) && ($sleepcount <
+ $sleeplimit)) {
    sleep ($sleepdur);
    ++$sleepcount;
}
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("select '$depot', t.table_name, column_name fr
+om user_tables t, user_tab_columns c where c.table_name = t.table_nam
+e");
$sth->execute();

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Here is the output:
attempt to connect to database dbi:Oracle:xxxxx :IC_xxxxx 8:53a success: DBI::db=HASH(0x1c48904) Issuing rollback() for database handle being DESTROY'd without explicit disconne ct() at C:\Perl\dbitest.pl line 45.
Can't call method "prepare" without a package or object reference at C:\Perl\dbi test.pl line 51.

Is it that the object only exists inside the sub where it was created? If so, how do I make it live outside the sub?

In reply to DBI: pass $dbh from a sub by poqui

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