#...more code above, all variable previously declared and strict is al
+so been used.

push @all_names, $names;
push @email, $email;
push @local, $local;
push @year, $year;

} #end of foreach.


#Getting data

my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:ODBC:$myserver",$u, $p, { RaiseError => 1 
+});

my $vals = 
  join("," 
       ,map { $dbh->quote($_) } @all_names 
      );

my $year_val = 
  join("," 
       ,map { $dbh->quote($_) } @year 
      );

my $email_val = 
  join("," 
       ,map { $dbh->quote($_) } @email 
      );

my $local_val = 
  join("," 
       ,map { $dbh->quote($_) } @local 
      );

my $sql = "SELECT DISTINCT 
                               
                               name, email, addr, location
                               
               FROM            my_users
               WHERE           year IN ($year_val)   /* need all the v
+alues from @year */
               AND             email IN ($email_val) /* need all the v
+alues from @email */
               AND             location IN ($local) /* need all the va
+lues from @local */
               AND             name IN ($vals)
          ";
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