You'll want the DBI module, and probably DBD::ODBC

And yes, you use the same syntax for any db query, regardless of whether it is an insert, select, update, or whatever.

Cheers,
Darren :)

Hi Darren, thanks for the response. I know it would be the same syntax, but what about something like this:

my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:ODBC:test1.mdb')
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT something FROM table")
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO table VALUES (value1, value2, val
+ue3)")

# rest of program down here
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How would I handle the second my $sth? Can I use something other than sth?

Can I use something other than sth?

Yes, of course you can. $sth is just a variable name that's generally used in DBI examples. You can use anything you like :)

Just a couple of other quick pointers that may save you some grief further down the track:

• try to get into the habit of always checking the return values of your DBI calls. The general way to do this is:

  my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI::ODBC ... etc $dsn") 
      or die("Couldn't connect to $dsn: $DBI::errstr\n");
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• another good habit to get into is to use placeholders wherever you can. This a safer method and ensures that your strings will always be properly quoted. For example, instead of:

  my $sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO table VALUES (value1, value2, val
  +ue3)");
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  You would do:

  my $sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO table VALUES (?, ?, ?)");
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  and then later...

  $sth->execute($foo, $bar, $baz);
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You'll find plenty of examples of this and lots more information in the links I gave you earlier.

Cheers,
Darren :)

yes, you can use something other than 'sth' .. that's just the common default/example variable name for a STatement Handle ..

my $sth_ins = $dbh->prepare("INSERT ....");
my $sth_sel = $dbh->prepare("SELECT ....");
...
$sth_ins->execute();
...
$sth_sel->execute();
while( my $row = $sth_sel->fetchrow_arrayref() ){
  ...
}
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Hi refer this,

How to link Ms-access data's in perl