y @AssignmentIDs = (); my $GetAssignmentID_sth=$query_dbh->prepare($SQL); $GetAssignmentID_sth->execute(); { my $rows = $GetAssignmentID_sth->rows; if($rows > 0) { while (my ($AssignmentID, $UserCount) = $GetAssignmentID_sth-> fetchrow_array() ) { push(@AssignmentIDs, $AssignmentID); } } } my $AssignmentIDs = join(",",@AssignmentIDs); $GetAssignmentID_sth->finish();