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for $x (0..$avarege->getLength-1) {
................
my($res_month, $res_day, $res_year);
foreach my $key ($effectivedate[$x]) {
chomp $key;
($res_month, $res_day, $res_year) = split/\//, $key;
my @results = $key;
print $#results;
   print "@results - <b>data found in $res_month * $res_day * $res_year</b>";
   if($res_month >= $res_month){print "^^ $res_month ^^";}
}


.....}
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##</code><code>##

Record 0: Coll 02/14/2003 Charles S.  2862.30 00000 ISSUE WWW
Record 1: Coll 03/17/2003 Peter C. 392.50 00000 ISSUE WWW
Record 2: Coll 07/25/2003 John K. 10.00 00000 ISSUE CCC