my $dbval1 = "35000970"; my $dbval2 = "AB00035515"; my $val1 = "35000913"; my $val2 = "11506"; if ($dbval1 eq $val1 && $dbval2 eq $val2) { print "equal $dbval1 - $val1 | $dbval2 - $val2\n"; } else { print "not equal $dbval1 - $val1 | $dbval2 - $val2\n"; } #### not equal 35000970 - 35000913 | AB00035515 - 11506