- contractstartdate => format_date_in_iso( $input->param('contractstartdate') ),
- contractenddate => format_date_in_iso( $input->param('contractenddate') ),
- contractname => $input->param('contractname'),
- contractdescription => $input->param('contractdescription'),
- booksellerid => $input->param('booksellerid'),
- contractnumber => $input->param('contractnumber'),
+ contractstartdate => $contractstart_dt,
+ contractenddate => $contractend_dt,
+ contractname => scalar $input->param('contractname'),
+ contractdescription => scalar $input->param('contractdescription'),
+ booksellerid => scalar $input->param('booksellerid'),
+ contractnumber => scalar $input->param('contractnumber'),