Re^4: How to get input text boxes populated

[poj]

Use placeholders (?) in your sql and extract the data from the parameters.

if ( ($action eq "UPDATE") && ($empid =~ /\d+/)) {

  my @data=();
  my @fields = qw!lastname firstname title toc dob doh address city
                  region pcode country homephone ext notes repto!;
  for my $f (@fields)[
    push @data,$q->param($f) || '' ;
  }  
  push @data,$empid;
                  
  my $sql = qq!UPDATE "Employees" 
               SET "LastName"  = ?,
                   "FirstName" = ?,    
                   "Title"     = ?,          
                   "TitleOfCourtesy" = ?, 
                   "BirthDate" = ?,
                   "HireDate"  = ?, 
                   "Address"   = ?, 
                   "City"      = ?,    
                   "Region"     = ?,            
                   "PostalCode" = ?,            
                   "Country"    = ?,             
                   "HomePhone"  = ?,   
                   "Extension"  = ?,            
                   "Notes"      = ?,           
                   "ReportsTo"  = ?           
             WHERE "EmployeeID" = ? !;
               
  my $count = $dbh->do( $sql,undef,@data);
  $msg = "$count Record updated - $sql, @data";
} else {
  $msg = "Please complete form";
}

poj