foreach my $sql ( $sql_count_A_Ref_vs_Comp, $sql_count_A_Ref_vs_Comp_B, $sql_count_A_ref_vs_Comp_C, $sql_count_A_Ref_vs_Comp_D ) { my $sth = $dbh_B->prepare( $sql ) or die "Cannot prepare: " . $dbh_B->errstr(); $sth->execute() or die $sth->errstr; }