Is there any way to squeeze the following into one line? (assume using CGI.pm and that my $q = new CGI;):
$device = $q->param( "device_name" ); $device = $ARGV[0] if ! $device; $device = "default_device" if ! $device; i.e., first see if we're being used with a CGI form, if not -- see if we have something from the command line, otherwise use a default value. Or better yet, how about squeezing this into one line: $device = $q->param( "device_name" ); $device = $ARGV[0] if ! $device; chomp ( $device = <STDIN> ) if ! $device; Not a critical question (the code works), but I am facinated with Perl shortcuts... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>