On 2/8/10, 7 <7stud.7s...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/8/10, Chris Coggins <cacogg...@cox.net> wrote:
>> What is the proper syntax for a comparison at the end of a subroutine to
>> stop the script if a certain variable is "0" or ''?
>>
>> sub routine{
>> (get data and process it)
>> if $varA = '' || $varA = "0" {
>> (stop script, print error message to user)
>> }
>> else{
>> (continue with script)
>> }
>>
>
> if ($varA = '' || $varA = "0") { #space after 'if'
> #code
> }
> else { #space after 'else'
> #code
> }
>
Rather:
if ($varA eq '' || $varA eq "0") { #space after 'if'
#code
}
else { #space after 'else'
#code
}
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