I have many MS Sql queries in a hash that I am looping on. What I think I need to do is to be able to use quote like operators in the hash value. Here is a sample hash, 
'Calls Received'=>"SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT sessionID ) FROM AgentConnect
+ionDetail WHERE startDateTime BETWEEN '$yesterday' AND '$today'"

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The $yesterday and $today variables are filled in correctly with a datetime format.
When I loop on the hash, and execute the value as a sql query, the return I get is either a 1 or a 0. Even when I had the sql queries in an array, the return was almost always a 1 or a 0 and not the correct sql query response. I do know that the actual query is correct. I tried doing, 
'Calls Received'=>qq{"SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT sessionID ) FROM AgentConn
+ectionDetail WHERE startDateTime BETWEEN '$yesterday' AND '$today'"}

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but that didn't seem to work either. I got the error, 
DBD::ODBC::db prepare failed: [FreeTDS][SQL Server]Statement(s) could 
+not be prepared. (SQL-42000)
[FreeTDS][SQL Server]The identifier that starts with 'SELECT COUNT(DIS
+TINCT sessionID ) FROM AgentConnectionDetail WHERE startDateTime BETW
+EEN '2009-01-04 15:41:51.000' AND '2009-01-' is too long. Maximum len
+gth is 128. (SQL-42000) at ./voip.pl line 75.
Can't call method "execute" on an undefined value at ./voip.pl line 76
+.

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Any ideas?

In reply to Quote-like operators in a hash by tux402

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