Within one script I want to handle many different DB queries, update, insert, delete. Do I only have to open the DB connection once and then execute a prepare and execute statement everytime I want to do a DB function?

Can I make unlimited $sql_statement declarations and the execute each statement when needed like seen in the code below?


####################
#Doing stuff in my Perl script
#opening DB connection and other functions
#Now I need to execute some DB query
####################

$sth = $dbh->prepare($sql_statment_1) or die "Couldn't prepare the que
+ry: $sth->errstr";

$rv = $sth->execute or die "Couldn't execute query: $dbh->errstr";

$rc = $sth->finish;

################
#Go back to doing other Perl routines & stuff here
#Now I need to do more DB stuff
###############

$sth = $dbh->prepare($sql_statment_2) or die "Couldn't prepare the que
+ry: $sth->errstr";

$rv = $sth->execute or die "Couldn't execute query: $dbh->errstr";

$rc = $sth->finish;

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I would call the above code at any random time in my script at the place I want to execute the query. Would that work?

Thanks

Update: Removed place holder info in "$sth->execute" section.

In reply to Multiple DB Queries using DBI by awohld

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