Hi > if (($DeviceType eq "Switch") || ($DeviceType eq "Router") || > ($DeviceType eq "Hub") || ($DeviceType eq "Access point")) > > > what i would like to do is check each device type with where the first > letter is uppercase or lowercase
this should help: if( $DeviceType =~ m/^([Ss]witch|[Rr]outer|[Hh]ub|[Aa]ccess point)$/) { ... Martin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/