my $sql = "Insert into tableone values('1', '2', '3') my $nextsql = "Insert into tabletwo values('4', '5', '6') my $lastsql = "Insert into tablethree values('7', '8', '9') my $loadHandle = $dbh->prepare("$sql; $nextsql; $lastsql"); $loadHandle->execute || die "Could not execute SQL statement ... maybe invalid?";