my $value = ''; DBC ( '$value=DBrecord1,subrecord,field', '$x=DBrecord1,subrecord,field2', 'DBrecord1,subrecord,field3=55', 'DBrecord2,subrecord,field=$value' ); print "Copied $value from DBrecord1 to DBrecord2.\n"; print "Read $x from DBrecord1.\n"; print "Wrote 55 into DBrecord1.\n"; #### DBC ( 'DBrecord1,subrecord,field' => \$value, 'DBrecord1,subrecord,field2' => \$x, 55 => 'DBrecord1,subrecord,field3', $value => 'DBrecord2,subrecord,field' );