On Aug 10, 8:28 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I ought clarify.
No, you ought to post a short-but-complete script to start with, and
not assume you know what one specific line of the program is causing
problems.
> It's not a problem with the command line, or anything like that, it's
> a problem with if/conditional statement
No it's not. If you knew what the problem was, you wouldn't be
posting here. Stop assuming.
> Perl simply wouldn't compile/run the script.
Then say that next time. Don't say "didn't work", which could mean
anything.
> Take for example this alternative: -
>
> hopesprings# cat > test.pl
> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
>
> $test = "cheese";
> $test_two = "ontoast";
>
> if($test =~ /^che/i)
> {
> print "$test contains che\n";
> }
>
> if($test =~ /che/i || $test_two =~ /toast/i)
> {
> print "Test two contains toast and test contains che\n");
This line has a closing parenthesis but no opening parenthesis.
That's a syntax error.
> }
>
> hopesprings# ./test.pl
> syntax error at ./test.pl line 12, near ""Test two contains toast and
> test contains che\n")"
... and Perl rightly tells you there's a syntax error, and even on
what line. What about this error made you assume there was something
wrong with the if statement or the regexp syntax?
Paul Lalli
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