-my @label_ids = $cgi->param('label_id') if $cgi->param('label_id'); # this will handle individual card printing; we use label_id to maintain consistency with the column names in the creator_batches table
-my @batch_ids = $cgi->param('batch_id') if $cgi->param('batch_id');
+my @label_ids = $cgi->multi_param('label_id') if $cgi->param('label_id'); # this will handle individual card printing; we use label_id to maintain consistency with the column names in the creator_batches table
+my @batch_ids = $cgi->multi_param('batch_id') if $cgi->param('batch_id');