First if statement.
$length = length($firstname);
if (!$length)
{
print "Not a valid First Name, try again.\n";
next;
---> {
Greg Smith
> -----Original Message-----
> From: t [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 4:05 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Perl problem:(
>
>
> Hello all:)
>
> You have been greaet helps to me in the past, and im hoping you
> can help now:) A friend of mine is
> in a class learning perl and her script keeps getting an error
> that there is a bracket missing on
> line 190. When i looked at it, all i could see was the nested
> statement problem i had at one time.
> Do you think that is the problem? and if so, what would be the
> best way to fix it? I want her to
> be able to learn it, not to have it done for her, but i want to
> give her the best advice possible:
>
> Script:::
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> #
> # lab3.pl
> #
>
> my @scorearray;
>
> sub getinformation()
> {
>
> local $score = 0;
> local $total = 0;
> local $ctr = 0;
> local $rpt_ctr = 0;
> open (OUTFILE, ">>info.txt")
> || die "cannot open info.txt $!";
>
> local $var = "bad";
> while ($var eq "bad")
> {
> print "enter student's first name: ";
> $firstname = <STDIN>;
> chop ($firstname);
> $length = length($firstname);
> if (!$length)
> {
> print "Not a valid First Name, try again.\n";
> next;
> {
> if($length > 20)
> {
> print "Not a valid First Name, try again. \n";
> next;
> }
> if($length)
> {
> $var = "good";
> print (OUTFILE "$firstname|");
> }
> }
>
> local $var1 = "bad";
> while ($var1 eq "bad")
> {
>
> print "enter student's last name: ";
> $lastname = <STDIN>;
> chop ($lastname);
>
> if (!$length1)
> {
> print "Not a valid last name, try again. \n";
> next;
> }
> if($length1 > 20)
> {
> print "Not a valid last name, try again. \n";
> next;
> }
> if($length1)
> {
> $var1 = "good";
> print(OUTFILE "$lastname|");
> }
> }
>
> local $var2 = "bad";
> while($var2 = "bad")
>
> {
> print "enter student's SSN:";
> $ssn = <STDIN>;
> chop($ssn);
>
> $length2=length($ssn);
> if(!$length2)
> {
> print "Not a valid Social Security Number,
> try again.\n";
> next;
> }
> $ssn =~ s/[^\d]//g;
> if($ssn !~ m/^\d{9}$/)
> {
> print "Not a valid Social Security Number,
> try again.\n";
> next;
> }
> if($ssn =~ m/^\d{9}$/)
> {
> $var2 = "good";
> print(OUTFILE "$ssn");
> }
> }
>
>
> local $ctr1 = 1;
> while ($ctr < 4)
> {
>
> print "enter a test score $ctr1: ";
> $score = <STDIN>;
> chop ($score);
>
> if ($score eq "q")
> {
> last;
> }
>
> local $error = "true";
> testscore($score);
>
> if ($error eq "false")
> {
> next;
> }
> else
> {
> $total += $score;
> $ctr++;
> $ctr1++;
> $scorearray[$ctr]=$score;
> }
>
> };
>
> while($rpt_ctr <= $ctr)
> {
> print (OUTFILE "$scorearray[$rpt_ctr]");
>
> if($rpt_ctr < 3)
> {
> print(OUTFILE "|");
> }
>
> $rpt_ctr++;
> }
>
> print (OUTFILE "\n");
> getscore();
> };
>
> sub getscore()
> {
> local $display = 4 - $ctr;
> local $avg = $total / 4;
> print "Score total is $total \n";
> print "number of scores entered is $ctr \n";
> print "Score Average is $avg \n";
> print "$firstname is missing $display tests\n";
> warnings();
> };
>
> sub testscore()
> {
> if ($score > 100)
> {
> print "invalid score, please make sure the score is
> less than or equal to 100\n";
> $error = "false";
> }
> if ($score < 0)
> {
> print "invalid score, please make sure the score is
> greater than or equal to 0\n";
> $error = "false";
> }
> };
>
> sub warnings()
> {
> if ($avg <= 60)
> {
> print "Grim Warning, $firstname !";
> }
> elsif ($avg <= 70)
> {
> print "Uh-oh! You maybe in trouble, $firstname !";
> }
> elsif ($avg <= 80)
> {
> print "Good going $firstname \n You have a
> satisfactory grade \n";
> }
> elsif ($avg <= 90)
> {
> print "Way to go $firstname \n You have a
> satisfactory grade \n";
> }
> else
> {
> print "Way to go $firstname \n You are AWESOME!\n";
> }
> };
>
> getinformation();
>
>
> Thanks in Advance:):):):)
>
>
>
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