[1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15]; #### [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]; #### my @delete = (); my @add = (); my $found = ''; for my $form_id (@tax_ids) { $found = ''; for my $db_id (@db_state) { if ($db_id != $form_id) { next; } else { $found++; } } if (!$found) { push @add, $form_id; } }