Use DBI placeholders. It's as easy as the following:

...
$dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0; # disable auto-commit

my $sth_insert_login = $dbh->prepare(<<'SQL');
    insert into logintbl(
           username, password)
    values(?,        ?)
SQL

my $sth_insert_student = $dbh->prepare(<<'SQL');
    insert into studenttbl(
            fname,lname,grade,DOB,email,tel_no,membertype,username)
    values (?,    ?,    ?,    ?,  ?,    ?,     ?,         ?)
SQL
#$dbh->do ("insert into logintbl(username, password) values('jones2100
+','password')");
$sth_insert_login->execute('jones2100', 'password');

#$dbh->do ("insert into studenttbl(fname,lname,grade,DOB,email,tel_no,
+membertype,username) VALUES ('jamie','batty','7thkyu','1988/07/21','b
+attydave&#64hotmail.com','01234523454','monthly pay','jones2010')");
$sth_insert_student->execute('jamie','batty','7thkyu','1988/07/21','ba
+ttydave@hotmail.com','01234523454','monthly pay','jones2010');

$dbh->commit();

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In reply to Re^2: perl to write to more than one table in a database at the same time (or call anotherscript to do one) by Corion
in thread perl to write to more than one table in a database at the same time (or call anotherscript to do one) by bogglemaster89

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