That worked. Also, changing the code to this works: 
if (/^\s*(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(.+\S)\s*$/) {
      my $x = $3;
      $dbh->do('replace into reference_code values (?,?,?)',undef,$1,$
+2,$3) or die "[$1] [$2] [$3] [". $dbh->errstr ."]";

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How freaky is that? Notice 1,2,and 3 in the do call are unchanged. Take out the "my" line, instant error (and the db is unchanged). Leave it in, the program runs and the table is updated accordingly.

In reply to Re^2: Bitten by the lazy execution bug? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Bitten by the lazy execution bug? by Anonymous Monk

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