Hi Monks,
I need to search a db table using some account numbers and at the end I need to attach the account numbers to its id, but having problems trying to store the data into a hash to use it later, I think, looking at this sample code will probably tell more from the comments, thanks:
#########################
#original account numbers
my @code_array = qw(7772344 2233421 TMW2222987 TMA2222333 TMW9999988 A
+MQ8873332 AMQ1111877);

#account numbers in @code_array has been processed and the letters bef
+ore any account has been removed, so I have this:
my @code_array_noletter = qw(7772344 2233421 2222987 2222333 9999988 8
+873332 1111877);

my $plc_holders = join ( ',', ('?') x @code_array_noletter );

#this table is numeric, letters has been removed from account numbers
my $databasse_cheks="SELECT accounts, id FROM accountstable WHERE acco
+unts IN ($p_holders_state)";
# assuming all db stuff like connection,prepare,execute has been done 
+at this point

      while (my $pt = $sth->fetchrow_hashref) 
       {

          my $accountnumber = $pt->{'accounts'};
          my $acc_id = $pt->{'id'};
          
      #matching account numbers in @code_array at the numeric level, w
+ith what was found in the DB:::
      if ( "@code_array" =~ /(^|\s|[[:alpha:]]{0,3})$accountnumber(\s|
+$)/ )
       {
              # in here I need to store the acc_id the match what was 
+found in the @code_array.
              # matching on these account numbers as an example, 77723
+44 2233421 TMW2222987 i have to attache
              # the acc_id to it. And that's my problem.
              # I think it has to be done using a hash but having prob
+lems trying.
              # results before storing in a hash or some other way, wi
+ll be the account number and its id:
              # 
                  7772344 34
                  2233421 54
                  TMW2222987 66
                  
              # need to push all this here to get access out side of t
+he while
           }


#print here for testing the results::::

#########################

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Thanks for the Help!!!

In reply to Array or Hash problem! by Anonymous Monk

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