I think you've got a "where" too many. But this is also a situation where placeholders could save you grief. Also, your laudable error-checking wd be even better with die instead of print. Try the following (obviously unchecked): 
$dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:dataflex') or die "Couldn't connect to 
+database: " . DBI->errstr;

$sql = "SELECT * FROM dataflex where attorney = ? and issue = ?";
$sth = $dbh->prepare($sql) or die "preparing: ",$dbh->errstr;
$sth->execute($INPUT{'attorney'},$INPUT{'issue'}) or die "executing: "
+, $dbh->errstr;

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§ George Sherston

In reply to Re: DBI and MySQL by George_Sherston
in thread DBI and MySQL by perleager

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