my @words = split(/\s+/, $_[0]);    # <-- Better to split on any whi
+tespace
  my $newquery = qq[SELECT "taskID" from "repair" WHERE ("repairKEYWOR
+D1" = '')];

  foreach my $currentword (@words) {    # <-- Current word goes outsid
+e brackets
    $currentword =~ /^([\w]+)$/;
    $newquery .= qq[ or ("repairKEYWORD1" = '$currentword')];
    $newquery .= qq[ or ("repairKEYWORD2" = '$currentword')];
    $newquery .= qq[ or ("repairKEYWORD3" = '$currentword')];
  }

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Note use of qq rather than quoted strings

Does it work any better?

Update Splits better on /s than /S... but you saw that

In reply to Re: foreach problem? by Tyke
in thread foreach problem? by fastkeys

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