I am trying to do here is after processing data from the DB in this "for loop", display the information to the screen, but I am running into a problem with duplicated values, I just can’t figure it out how to prevent this, I am trying to explain the issue with code, I hope some of you can understand what I am trying to do, otherwise I can answer more questions to explain my problem here, thanks! 

for (my $i = 0; $i < @$sqlinfo; $i++)
{
 my $user   = $sqlinfo->[$i]{user};

 # @check_user previously initiated -  check here against previously f
+ound names to avoid showing duplicated to the screen
 next if "@check_user" =~ /(^|\s)$user(\s|$)/;

 my $number = sqlinfo->[$i]{number};
 my $show   = "<a href=\"call.pl?user=$user\">$user</a>";
 my $first  = sqlinfo->[$i]{first};
 my $lastn  = sqlinfo->[$i]{lastn};
 my $tel    = sqlinfo->[$i]{tel};
 my $email  = sqlinfo->[$i]{email};

 # @number_check has been previously initiated before
 if ("@number_check" =~ /(^|\s)$number(\s|$)/ )
 {
  # The $user values here are: Joe1 Mary1 Joe1 Mary1 from $user variab
+le as an example, how to avoid showing duplicated values in $userfina
+l
  # I am trying to show Joe1 and Mary1 I tried the code below but its 
+not working.
  #trying
  my %unique;
  if ($unique{$user}) 
  {
   next;
  }
  $unique{$user} = 1;  
  #end trying - if I use the above nothing shows.
  
 #here its still printing all the names ignoring unique names.
 print "<br>Print this to check if I only got unique user: *$user*<br>
+";

 # @userfinal has been previously initiated before
 $userfinal = "$userfinal<tr><td>$show</td><td>$lastn, $firs</td><td>$
+tel</td><td>$email</td></tr>";
 
 }
                      
                      
}

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Thanks again!

In reply to Duplicated values in a For Loop by Anonymous Monk

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