Hi there,
I asked a similar question here before, and since I found that the problem is when I run the sql query inside the "FOREACH LOOP" the code completely ignores the ORDER BY piece on the SQL QUERY CODE, why is this happening, how could I still use the sql code to run inside a foreach loop without breaking the sql code or better to not ignore the ORDER BY at the end of the SQL. The values of the hash key is a list of numbers like:
0020001
1134539
1234975
3446890
3456843
2234535

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It has around 150 numbers on the list.
Here is the piece of the code that is driving me crazy:
foreach my $key_expal (%expal) {
            
            if($order == 2 ){
  
            $sql = "SELECT c_name FROM tbl_admin WHERE day = '$d' AND 
+month = '$m_num' and year = '$y' AND expal = '$key_expal' AND status=
+ '2' ORDER BY c_name ";
           
           }elsif($order == 3 ){
    
            $sql = "SELECT * FROM tbl_admin WHERE day = '$d' AND month
+ = '$m_num' and year = '$y' AND expal = '$key_expal' AND status= '2' 
+ORDER BY expal";             
            
            }else{
   
            $sql = "SELECT * FROM tbl_admin WHERE day = '$d' AND month
+ = '$m_num' and year = '$y' AND expal = '$key_expal' AND status= '2'"
+;            
           
            }

        $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql);
        $sth->execute() || die $sth->errstr;
        

         while ($pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref){
           
          my $expalnum=$pointer->{'expal'};
          my $comp=$pointer->{'c_name'};         
          my $cltime=$pointer->{'time'};
          my $cltime2=$pointer->{'time2'};
          my $last_name=$pointer->{'last_name'};
          my $clnum=$pointer->{'c_number'};
          my $status=$pointer->{'status'};
         print "<br>L 265 - <b>$comp</b> $expalnum";

    }


}

}

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Thanks for the help!

In reply to Foreach Problem! Help!!! by Anonymous Monk

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