#Windows-based Perl/DBI/MS Access example
 use DBI;

#open connection to Access database
$dbh = DBI->connect( "dbi:ODBC:driver=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb);
+dbq=C:TestCasesXP2K.mdb", "", "" );



#prepare and execute SQL statement
$stg = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REFERENCE, REQUIREMENTS FROM TestCasesOut
+put WHERE PassFail = "fail";
$stg->execute ||
       die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?";
"""""THE ERROR OCCURS RIGHT HERE""""" 
$sth = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REFERENCE FROM TestCasesOutput'); 
$sth->execute || 
       die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?"; 
#output database results 
$stt = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REQUIREMENT FROM TestCasesOutput');  
$stt->execute || 
       die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?"; 
#output database results 
while (@row=$stg->fetchrow_array)  { 
    @row1=$sth->fetchrow_array; 
    @row2=$stt->fetchrow_array; 
    open(fileOUT, ">>log.txt") or dienice("Can't open log.txt for writ
+ing: $!"); 
    flock(fileOUT, 2); 
    seek(fileOUT, 0, 2); 
    print fileOUT "Reference:   @row1\n"; 
    print fileOUT "Requirement:  @row2\n\n\n\n"; 
    } 
close(fileOUT);
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Just what it seemed, close the quote in $stg = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REFERENCE, REQUIREMENTS FROM TestCasesOutput WHERE PassFail = "fail";

Should be:

$stg = $dbh->prepare('SELECT REFERENCE, REQUIREMENTS FROM TestCasesOutput WHERE PassFail = "fail"');

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