For some reason I can't get this to update my database and i see no problems with the script. And i get no errors in my logs. 
#!/usr/bin/perl
### modify2.cgi

use CGI qw/:standard/;
require "common.sub";

$old_email = $ENV{QUERY_STRING};

$emp_id = &filter(param(emp_id));
$f_name = &filter(param(f_name));
$l_name = &filter(param(l_name));
$extension = &filter(param(extension));
$phone  = &filter(param(phone));
$email  = &filter(param(email));
$notes  = &filter(param(notes));

print header;

&Create_DB_Connection;
&write_data;
&print_output;

# Disconnect from the database
$dbh->disconnect;


################ BEGIN WRITE DATA SUBROUTINE
sub write_data{
  $SQL="UPDATE contact SET
         emp_id     = '$emp_id',
         f_name     = '$f_name',
         l_name     = '$l_name',
         extension  - '$extension',
         phone      = '$phone',
         email      = '$email',
         notes      = '$notes'

        WHERE
         email      = '$old_email'
       ";  

  &Do_SQL;
} # End of write_data
################ END WRITE DATA SUBROUTINE


################ BEGIN PRINT OUTPUT SUBROUTINE
sub print_output{
  print<<HTML;
   <HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#F1EDD3">
   <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5 FACE=ARIAL>
    Record modified in database
     <P>
    <A HREF="http://somewhere.com/nick/dev/index.html">Return to Main 
+Page</A>
     </P>
   </FONT></CENTER>
  </BODY></HTML>
HTML

} # End of subroutine
################ END PRINT OUTPUT SUBROUTINE

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In reply to PostgreSQL UPDATE by nlafferty

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