Thank you everyone!!

I am not really using $_r1, it was just for the example, the names are more like this:

($Response_Code,$Response_Subcode) #... etc. Pretty long names.
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I'll try the array, then they will be like $array_name[0] that is the first "variable" $Response_Code right? then 1 is the second spot, 2 the third, and so forth?

Thank you everyone! I appreciate the advice!
thx,
Richard