when perl reads in $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'} is it a number or a string? and if its a number what do i have to do to compare it to a string, IE: $ipaddy = $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'}; if ($ipaddy eq $blah){ #do something here }
were $blah is a string. should i convert $blah to a number, or $ipaddy to a string.. or am i just messed up.. my brain hurts...long day thank you again, in advance :) nate