Thanks for the very quick reply! The sqls, could hold the same variable ($test_date) multiple places because there are multiple dates in the table for various purposes. The sqls are not identical in the number of variables. Some have multiple $test_date some just one. Also the order the variables in the sqls could differ from one sql to the other, so a single set of $sth->execute($schema,$test_date) would not work.

But in this case, forget about the sqls and the database connection. The sample code I submitted does not deal with the database. I just created a quick and dirty code because I was troubleshooting why my sqls errored out. Then I found out that the actual variables in the sqls don't interpolate the variable value, so I wrote up something quickly to pinpoint the issue - with no DB connection.

So again, if I just read in a text file which have some perl variables, how can I have the text read in, take on the value of the variable that I defined in the program that reads in the text? - I guess is a better definition of the issue I am facing.

In reply to Re^4: Variable interpolation in a file to be read in by tapolyaip
in thread Variable interpolation in a file to be read in by tapolyaip

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.