--- Mike Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do I compare if a value it missing?
> I want to use a second date if the first date is missing.
>
> #Imagine my vars have this data
> $date1="";
> $date2="10/2/1997";
>
> if ($date1 eq "") { #do I use "", MISSING key word
> ?????
> $date1 = $date2;
> }
Try an or:
$date = $expr1 || $expr2;
If $expr1 is boolean false (0,"",or undef), $date will be set to
$expr2.
You might also use a trinary ?: operator --
$date = $expr1 ? $expr1 : $expr2;
It really depends on what you're using for $expr's.
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