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Found the problem - I needed to increment $| to autoflush. I had a long running sql statement after the call to dbConnect that made it seem as if it was hanging.

I added the following: 

$|++;

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#!/usr/bin/perl

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Re^5: backtick operator
by Anonymous Monk on May 14, 2010 at 06:41 UTC
    FWIW, always set $| to the value you want, ie on $|=1; or $|=0; off, because $|++; $|++; turns it on, then turns it off.
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      $|++ doesn't toggle the value of the variable; $|-- does. Just checked it on 5.8 and 5.10.

      --
       David Serrano
       (Please treat my english text just like Perl code, i.e. feel free to notify me of any syntax, grammar, style and/or spelling errors. Thank you!).

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        Still, I find $|++ a piece of pointless cargo cult. It isn't any shorter than $|=1, and it only add negative clarity.
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        Thanks. Not remembering this correctly is probably why I prefer assignment.
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