On Jul 16, David Gilden said:
>$sort_order = $ARGV[0] || $usage; # grab command line args
>
>$usage ="
># Type a number after the script name to choose the type of sorting:
># 1 = sort by type
># 2 = sort by name
># 3 = sort by color
># 4 = sort by food
>#
># Example:
># perl bears.pl 1
># sorts
> "Jason" == Jason Purdy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jason> From a newbie perspective, your code is flawed (no offense :)). Your line:
Jason> $sort_order = $ARGV[0] || $usage;
Jason> is saying set $sort_order to $ARGV[0] (no matter what it is, or even if it's
Jason> defined) or eval (not su
>From a newbie perspective, your code is flawed (no offense :)). Your line:
$sort_order = $ARGV[0] || $usage;
is saying set $sort_order to $ARGV[0] (no matter what it is, or even if it's
defined) or eval (not sure if that's the right word for this context)
$usage. So the code is doing the firs
