Having synchronized lists is usually an easy way to introduce bugs, but is sometimes the best answer. Do the order of the accounts matter? Can you have repeat names or repeat account numbers? If the answer to both is no, a simple way to implement what I assume you mean to accomplish (your $c = -1 means you output the same name over and over) using a hash would be: 

#sample code
 ...
    my %name;
    foreach my $acc ($xml->findnodes('/account')) { 
      
        $name{$acc->find('numbers')} = $acc->find('names');
      
     }

    foreach (keys %name) {

      print "Account: <b>$_</b> - Name: $name{$_}";
     
     }
...

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In reply to Re: Arrays to Hash Issue by kennethk
in thread Arrays to Hash Issue by Anonymous Monk

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