Andrew Gaffney wrote: > >Steve Gilbert wrote: >> I know there must be a way to do the following: >> >> if (($foobar > 3) || ($foo="t" && $bar = "b")) {print >> "yup"} > >if (($foobar > 3) || ($foo eq "t" && $bar eq "b")) {print "yup"} > >Your problem is that a single '=' is assignment, not equality. '==' could also be used >instead of 'eq'.
Actually, no, '==' could not be used. Witness this code: $abc="b"; print "yes\n" if ($abc=="b"); # appears that == works print "yes\n" if ($abc=="e"); # shows that == does not work Output: yes yes To do string comparisons, you must use 'eq', 'ne', etc. $abc="b"; print "yes\n" if ($abc eq "b"); # appears that 'eq' works print "yes\n" if ($abc eq "e"); # and indeed it does Output: yes HTH Alan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]