[EMAIL PROTECTED] suggested: > Just as an FYI, you don't need "exists" in your code at all. > It is just a waste of time in your example. Should be beter writen as: > > print "hi" if $n{11};
Bad idea, if you consider this: $n{'oops'} = 0; print "hi" if $n{'oops'}; print "ho" if exists $n{'oops'}; HTH, Thomas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>