Wise Monks, I am using use strict; and I had to modify my code to add my to all variables. The following code snippet is not assigning the value to $rec_type. I don't understand. It is a simple if -elsif condition. The $rec_type is still "" after the loop. Please help. Regards, Rakhee 
       my $which_radio_button = param('P1P2_bugs');

        #
        #Decide the rec_type based on the Radio button selection
        if ( $which_radio_button eq 'P1' ) {
            my $rec_type = '3';
            my $y_label  = 'Open P1 Bugs';
        }
        elsif ( $which_radio_button eq 'P2' ) {
            my $rec_type = '4';
            my $y_label  = 'Open P2 Bugs';
        }
        elsif ( $which_radio_button eq 'P1-P2' ) {
            my $rec_type = '2';
            my $y_label  = 'Open P1-P2 Bugs';
        }
        elsif ( $which_radio_button eq 'Daily-Snapshot' ) {
            my $rec_type = '1';
            my $y_label  = 'Daily-Snapshot';
        }

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In reply to if else condition not assigning value when using my by rakheek

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