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I would say that this is because the "operand" && is "ANDING" the numbers. Therefore the response the the line print 1 && 1 && 0; would be a 0. Since the line is a "mathematical string" it is performed left to right (1 && 1 = 1, 1 && 0 = 0). Hope this helps. Have a great day; Andy Mark Anderson

Re: open file into hash

Hi: By first changing the % sign to a $ sign and then removing {jose} in the print line I got it to work. I tested it in both Windows and Linux environments with the same results. #! /usr/bi