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>> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 3:54 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: making a variable execute >> >> >> Can someone show me how to make this compute? >> >> my $a=2; >> my $b=3; >> my $oper="+"; >> >> my $c = $a $oper $b; >> >> where $c would have a value of 5. >> > > my $c = eval("$a $oper $b"); > print "$c\n"; > > -Mark > ----------------------------------------- eMail solutions by http://www.swanmail.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]