#...more code above, all variable previously declared and strict is also been used.

push @all_names, $names;
push @email, $email;
push @local, $local;
push @year, $year;

} #end of foreach.


#Getting data

my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:ODBC:$myserver",$u, $p) || print "Connect fail: $!";

my $vals = 
  join("," 
       ,map { $dbh->quote($_) } @all_names 
      );

my $sql = "SELECT DISTINCT 
                               
                               name, email, addr, location
                               
               FROM            my_users
               WHERE           year = $year   /* need all the values from @year */
               AND             email = $email /* need all the values from @email */
               AND             location = $local /* need all the values from @local */
               AND             name IN ($vals) /* thats how I need */
          ";