Hi Monks, I'm having issues with the following code. "job types..." gets printed, as well as the $temp_jobvar,$quick_jobtype..., but it never reaches $sortby, or "starting build lists..." and I have no idea why. It runs through the loop and prints out all the temp_jobvars and quick_jobtype, but when they match it just keeps going. If you look at the print statements below you'll see my notes... 
    @jobvar_list=();      
    @jobname_list=();  
    @jobnice_list=();  
    $n = 0;
    @jobvar_list[$n] = "senior";
    @jobname_list[$n] = " Senior";
    $n++;
    @jobvar_list[$n] = "exec";
    @jobname_list[$n] = " Executive";
    $n++;
    
    
    
  $quick_build="listing";
  $quick_jobtype="exec";
  
    print "job types...<br>\n"; #(THIS GETS PRINTED)
    for ($st=0; $st<=@jobvar_list-1; $st++) {
    $temp_jobvar = @jobvar_list[$st];
    
    print "$temp_jobvar, $quick_jobtype...<br>\n"; #( THESE GET PRINTE
+D AS THE LOOP GOES THROUGH)
    
    if (($quick_jobtype && ($quick_jobtype eq $temp_jobvar)) || (!$qui
+ck_jobtype)) {

   #if ($quick_jobtype eq $temp_jobvar) { #ALTERNATE IF STATEMENT THAT
+ ALSO DOESN'T WORK
        $jobvar = $temp_jobvar;
        $jobname = @jobname_list[$st];
        $groupfile = $jobvar;
        $grouptitle = $jobname;       
    $sortby = " WHERE jobtype like '%$jobvar%' and active='yes' AND jo
+bstatus!='suspend' ORDER BY dateadded DESC, jobtitle ASC";

        print "$sortby"; #(THIS DOES NOT GET PRINTED)
    print "starting build lists<br>\n"; #(THIS DOES NOT GET PRINTED)
    $building_cat = "yes";
    &Build_Lists_Both;
    } # end if ($cat1 eq $cat_db_var)
} # end for ($st=1; $st<=$jobvar_list; $st++)

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I can't figure out why it doesn't go through. I've even changed the IF statement and it doesn't work either. I'm stumped.

In reply to Help with a loop by htmanning

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