Actually, it's simply a space for one: DBI-><SPACE HERE>connect
Should be: DBI->connect
Second, try this syntax:
my $dbh = DBI-> connect($driver:$database, "root", "tacobell") or die "Can't
connect";
5: my $dbh = DBI-> connect($driver:database=$database, "root", "tacobell") or
die "Can't
connect";
6: # Insert the values
7: $dbh->do("INSERT INTO Customers (First_Name, Last_Name) VALUES ('Renee',
'Robertson')");
8: $dbh->do("INSERT INTO Customers (First_Name, Last_Name) VALUES ('Larry',
'Isacson')");
9: $dbh->do("INSERT INTO Customers (First_Name, Last_Name) VALUES ('Mark',
'Harrison')");
10: # Disconnect from the database
11: $dbh->disconnect;
12: exit;