There are a few different solutions. The first (and most obvious) is $rows = $some_sth->rows;, but only for the second and subsequent.

A slightly better solution would be to create a bare scope. That could look something like: 

y @AssignmentIDs = ();
my $GetAssignmentID_sth=$query_dbh->prepare($SQL);
$GetAssignmentID_sth->execute();
{
   my $rows = $GetAssignmentID_sth->rows;
     if($rows > 0) {
       while (my ($AssignmentID, $UserCount) = $GetAssignmentID_sth-> 
+fetchrow_array() )  {
          push(@AssignmentIDs, $AssignmentID);
       }
     }
}
my $AssignmentIDs = join(",",@AssignmentIDs);
$GetAssignmentID_sth->finish();

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That makes it very clear what the scope of each thing should be. I've used that on many occasions. However, there's a better way - create a subroutine to do stuff. Now, you're thinking "But each while-loop is different!" Ok - encapsulate the differences. 

sub read_sql {
    my ($dbh, $sql, $callback) = @_;

    my $sth = $dbh->prepare( $sql );
    $sth->execute();
    return unless $sth->rows;

    while ( my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array ) {
        $callback->( @row );
    }

    $sth->finish;
}

my @AssignmentIDs; # You don't need the empty assignment.
read_sql( $dbh, $sql, sub {
    my ( $AssignmentID, $UserCount) = @_;
    push @AssignmentIDs, $AssignmentID;
});

my $AssignmentIDs = join ',', @AssignmentIDs;

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Now, you have a piece of reusable code. It should be pretty easy to extend if you want to pass optional parameters in.
My criteria for good software:
  1. Does it work?
  2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?

In reply to Re: Reusing a variable declared earlier in the same scope by dragonchild
in thread Reusing a variable declared earlier in the same scope by reluctant_techie

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