>>>>> "FayeGibbins" == FayeGibbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
FayeGibbins> in that vein why not .... FayeGibbins> snip---------- FayeGibbins> #!/usr/bin/perl FayeGibbins> use LWP::Simple; FayeGibbins> print "The server is ",(get "http://www.essenz.com"; ? "up" : "down"),"\n"; One: because this isn't "perl-golf" Two: your code changes the semantics slightly and maintainability quite a bit. You aren't checking for "defined", so the web page could return "" or "0" and your code would say "down". -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!
