OK, let's say you've got the case where you construct an INSERT statement to put a new entry into an existing table. But the formatting is wrong (you're short one field in the entry). What's the code in perl to catch that problem, assuming you've been using perl to construct the string and then use the mysql dbi functions to interface with mysql? (See below). I start it with: $db_handle = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:database=*****_DB;host=mysql;', '*****', '********', {RaiseError => 1, AutoCommit => 1}); I then construct the mysql statement (an insert statement) and call: $db_handle->do($db_input); Thanks, --Cindy -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php