my $Search = qw(6280); if ( @found = grep { $_ eq $Search } @array) { my $found = join ",", @found; print "Primary Diagnosis: Meningitis, $found\n"; } if ( @found = grep { $_ eq $Search } @Encephalitis_77 ) { my $found = join ",", @found; print "Primary Diagnosis: Encephalitis, $found\n"; } else { print "Sorry, \"$Search\" not found in diagnosis list\n"};