Brian Volk wrote:
Of course I have one more rookie question and a reference to a perldoc is just fine. :~) If I use the following code, why do I not need to declare the $a and the $b w/ my?
Correct. This is explained in perldoc perlvar: $a $b Special package variables when using sort(), see "sort" in perlfunc. Because of this specialness $a and $b don't need to be declared (using use vars, or our()) even when using the "strict 'vars'" pragma. Don't lexicalize them with "my $a" or "my $b" if you want to be able to use them in the sort() com- parison block or function. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>