In other languages, such as C, there is little difference between a while() loop and a do-while() loop. The only difference of course being that that do-while() loop will always execute at least once (test after), while the while-loop does a test before....
Much to my amazement, do() in perl is a STATEMENT BLOCK and not a loop! Yet the while() construct is a loop. ________________________________________________ $ perldoc -f do "do BLOCK" does not count as a loop, so the loop control statements "next", "last", or "redo" cannot be used to leave or restart the block. See the perlsyn manpage for alternative strategies. ________________________________________________ This seems odd to me. Yes, I know perl is not C or java or .... Thanks......... -Jeff __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
