in reply to DBD::mysql trouble

I think you can try this code.
my $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:yourmysqldatabasename','root','passw +ord')||die "can't connect to dabase:$DBI::errstr"; my $dbh=$dbh->prepare("UPDATE TableName SET ColumnName=\"$value\" wher +e ColumnName=$value2 "); $dbh->execute(); $dbh->disconnect();
As mentioned by zwon (Deacon), quote your values.

Also, the command to clear screan in windows is system("cls")

Thanks