And the call from the darkness

<- dbd_st_free_result_sets

<-- dbd_st_finish
    <- DESTROY= undef at update_tables.cgi line 662 via  at update_tab
+les.cgi line 662
    -> execute for DBD::mysql::st (DBI::st=HASH(0x2bbb330)~0x2bbddd8 '
+Jackson Group' 'Louis' 'Jackson' 'ZZZZZZxxxxxxxx' 'CCCCCCCC' '3' 23) 
+thr#1e97010
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
   Called: dbd_bind_ph
 -> dbd_st_execute for 2bbd898
    >- dbd_st_free_result_sets
    <- dbd_st_free_result_sets RC -1
    <- dbd_st_free_result_sets
mysql_st_internal_execute MYSQL_VERSION_ID 50558
>parse_params statement UPDATE table SET business = ?,forename = ?,las
+tname = ?,password = ?,pin = ?,position = ? WHERE user_id = ?
Binding parameters: UPDATE table SET business = 'Jackson Group',forena
+me = 'Louis',lastname = 'Jackson',password = 'ZZZZZZxxxxxxxx',pin = '
+CCCCCCCC',position = '3' WHERE user_id = '23'
        --> do_error
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that correspond
+s to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'tabl
+e SET business = 'Jackson Group',forename = 'Louis',lastname = 'Jacks
+on',pas' at line 1 error 1064 recorded: You have an error in your SQL
+ syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server versi
+on for the right syntax to use near 'table SET business = 'Jackson Gr
+oup',forename = 'Louis',lastname = 'Jackson',pas' at line 1
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Looks like the dynamically created SQL statement is correct

Why it is chopped off??Who knows

UPDATE table SET business = ? ..
       ^^^^^ this should be the table name users
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If you add RaiseError=>1 to your connect statement like this

my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $pw, { RaiseError=>1 } );

you don't need all those or die statements

or die "Error Preparing:\n" . $stmt . "\nDBI returned: \n", $dbh->errs
+tr;
..
or die "Unable to execute query: " . $sth->errstr;
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poj

Gad!! Correcting "table" to "user" and it worked.

Humiliating. On to simplification as you suggest.

Thanks