Try eq instead of == (you want string, not numeric comparison)
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:39 AM, john boris <jbori...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have this perl script that I have a long if/elsif portion. I am porting
> a shell script to perl so I am trying to mimic a case statement from a
> shell script. I know I should use Switch but the version of PERL I am using
> (a bit old) and have to stay at the version does not have the switch.pmin
> cpan. I would have to compile it myself, which I don't want to do.
> I don't get any errors when it runs but the logic is not working. It will
> only evaluate the first if statement. Here is the snippet:
>
> #Okay lets setup the school variable
> #For sanity lets make sure we got the correct variable from the script
> print "$ARGV[0]\n"; #this prints the correct variable
> if ($ARGV[0] == "rc") {$school = "rc"} #This line is the only line
> evaluated. I always get this value
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "bp") {$school = "bp";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "ac") {$school = "ac";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "ce") {$school = "ce";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "ng") {$school = "ng";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "jh") {$school = "jh";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "hu") {$school = "hu";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "fj") {$school = "fj";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "lc") {$school = "lc";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "lf") {$school = "lf";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "md") {$school = "md";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "oh") {$school = "oh";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "ar") {$school = "ar";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "sh") {$school = "sh";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "wc") {$school = "wc";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "aw") {$school = "aw";}
> elsif ($ARGV[0] == "jc") {$school = "jc";}
> elsif($ARGV[0] == "jp") {$school = "jp";}
>
> #Some lines snipped out
> print "For the Week starting $dates[0]\n ";
> print "This week $school had $admissions Admissions and $withdraws
> Withdrawals.\n";
> print "Year to date $school had $ytodadmit Admissions and $ytodwdraw
> Withdrawals.\n";
> print "$school:$admissions:$withdraws:$ytodadmit:$ytodwdraw\n";
>
> #End of script
>
> I get this output
>
> oh #<-This value is correct
> For the Week starting 12162013
> This week rc had 0 Admissions and 2 Withdrawals.
> Year to date rc had 81 Admissions and 117 Withdrawals.
> rc: 0: 2: 81: 117
>
>
> The rc should be oh. So I have the logic wrong or maybe you can't do what
> I want with if/elsif statements. The two character in the if/elsif snippet
> is going to be changed to a full name. I have it at 2 characters right now
> for brevity while I debug this portion.
>
>
> Thanks in Advance
> --
> John J. Boris, Sr.
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