Hi,
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Alex Ahn <nisnamanar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a problem with a certain script, as a beginner.
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
> #
> # Cookie Monster
>
> $cookie = "";
>
> while ( $cookie ne 'cookie') {
> print 'Give me a cookie: ';
> chomp($cookie = <STDIN>);
> }
>
> print "Mmmm. Cookie.\n";
>
*** HERE -- Attention Please ***
The variable $cookie still has the value 'cookie'.
So to enter the second while loop, like Shawn rightly pointed out
--- clear the variable $cookie like so:
$cookie = "";
>
> while ( $cookie ne 'cookie') {
> print 'Give me another cookie: ';
> chomp($cookie = <STDIN>);
> }
>
> print "Mmmm. Cookies.\n";
>
> When I input 'cookie', the script will print the lines that will appear
> from the first and second requests. The script will not print the second
> request's demand. I think it's because the ne value is the same for the
> two, and I cannot separate the demands unless I change the ne value for the
> second demand to 'another cookie'.
>
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Tim
