Shain Edge wrote: > I know I can use Eval, but I'm uncertain how to do it. > > $x = "5+4*3-2+1"; > > I would like the program to give me the answer to the string math. How do I go > about it?
use strict; use warnings; my $x; eval "\$x = 5+4*3-2+1"; # you need to escape $x so it's not interpolated before the expr. print "$x\n"; __END__ -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (_/ / ) // // DBE Collectibles Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / ) /--< o // // Castle of Medieval Myth & Magic http://www.todbe.com/ -/-' /___/_<_</_</_ http://dbecoll.tripod.com/ (My Perl/Lakers stuff) _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
