FWIW: This is the solution that I finally settled upon (in full context): $column_names = "COMPANY_NAME,JOB_TITLE,JOB_ID,URL,MAIL_TO,ATTACH,DATE"; foreach (qw(company_name job_title job_id url mail_to attach)), time) { # Append the quote'd parameter-value || the time-value in the list $new_values .= $dbh->quote(param($_) || $_) . ','; } # Remove the final comma from $new_values chop $new_values;
$sth = $dbh->do("INSERT INTO $db_file ($column_names) VALUES ($new_values)") or die "Could not prepare statement: " . DBI->errstr; -- Eric P. Los Gatos, CA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]