Dear god. Did you read the docs at all? Don't do what you think you want to do. Do this: 
my $ht = new HTML::Template(filename=>'main.tmpl');
my $db_data=print();
$ht->params(db_data=>$db_data,%stuff);
print $ht->output;

sub print()
{
  my $ht = new HTML::Template(filename=>'database_info.tmpl');
  @foo=$dbh->do("select * from *"); # ok so it's not even vaugely lega
+l. do yer own db code
  $ht->params(dbstuff=>@foo);
  return $ht->output; #probably not optimal
}

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In other words, don't do html in the sub, just have the sub initialize another template and then return the template output or the template object.

In reply to Re: Display Database table with CGI and HTML::Template by BUU
in thread Display Database table with CGI and HTML::Template by Anonymous Monk

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