Hi Shlomi,
Thanks for getting back to me.
> What you should do is:
>
> [CODE]
>
> my $host;
> unless (defined($xtra))
> {
> $host = 'localhost';
> }
Unfortunately, that gives me the same error. I had tried it before,
but I was just trying for a one-liner. ;)
> It's a bad idea to declare variables with a trailing conditional statement
> modifier (such as "if COND();" or "unless COND();").
Why is it a bad idea? Can you point me to something to read about
this? My Google searches have been a bit thin on comprehensive information.
Thanks again,
Marc
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