Good day perl monks, I am wanting to use an SQL query that will use an array as part of the WHERE clause. The original query looks something like this 
# // Connect to Microsoft SQL 2000 Database   
my $DSN = 'driver={SQL Server};Server=DIGGER;database=Mailbird;uid=dig
+ger;pwd=psswrd;';
my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:ODBC:$DSN") or die "$DBI::errstr\n"; 
# Prepare the SQL statement
my $sth = $dbh->prepare( <<SQL );
SELECT c_email, c_first, c_last 
FROM tblClient, tblGroup, tblRegion 
WHERE  tblGroup.g_name = 'motel' 
AND tblRegion.r_name='Otago'
SQL

# Execute the SQL statement
$sth->execute;

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Where the query states 'Otago' I am wanting to use an array containing a list of values (eg Otago, Auckland, Northland etc). There for the query would be something like 
AND tblRegion.r_name='Otago' OR tblRegion.r_name='Auckland' OR tblRegi
+on.r_name='Northland ...

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I have looked at joining this array into one variable, with little success. How should I approach this?
Forever greatfull

In reply to SQL queries using dynamic array by Anonymous Monk

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