Got it: if ($r->param("$param") ne "" ) { .... $num is now 10 and that right (only 2 stories this time). Thanx v.much for your time. Dp.
On 8 Apr 2004 at 12:33, James Edward Gray II wrote: > On Apr 8, 2004, at 12:23 PM, Dermot Paikkos wrote: > > > That's gives me all the keys (50) and I have only filled in three > > stories. I would expect to get 30 in that case but something isn't > > quite right at 'if (defined($r->param...' because both keys and > > vaules return 50 which is the total number of possible fields and > > not simply the ones with a values. > > Try removing the call to defined() and just testing to see if the > value is true. Or perhaps check for some length(). I suspect you are > getting empty strings ( '' ), which are, of course, defined(). > > James > > ~~ Dermot Paikkos * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Administrator @ Science Photo Library Phone: 0207 432 1100 * Fax: 0207 286 8668 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>