RE: how to compare to string variables

2003-06-04 Thread Boon Chong Ang
If($a2 eq $a3) { ...} else {} Is this what you want? Thank you & best regards, ABC -Original Message- From: Annie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: how to compare to string variables I have two strings which I am recei

RE: how to compare to string variables

2003-06-04 Thread Scot Robnett
-- From: Boon Chong Ang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:33 AM To: Annie; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how to compare to string variables If($a2 eq $a3) { ...} else {} Is this what you want? Thank you & best regards, ABC -Original Message- From: Anni

Re: how to compare to string variables

2003-06-04 Thread Dennis Stout
> Or even if you don't want them to be identical but just similar in that they > contain the same string somewhere within the variable, i.e. > > $a2 = 'Lambott'; > $a3 = 'fooLambottblah'; > > if ($a3 =~ /$a2/) { > # do something > } > else { > # do something else > } > > or what if you want to m

RE: how to compare to string variables

2003-06-04 Thread Scot Robnett
f the string, rather than changing the case of the string. -Original Message- From: Dennis Stout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:51 AM To: Scot Robnett; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Boon Chong Ang; Annie Subject: Re: how to compare to string variables > Or even if y

RE: Re: how to compare to string variables

2003-06-04 Thread shrek
Or you can do if (lc($a2) eq lc($a2)) { # do something }else { # do something else } ;-) > Or even if you don't want them to be identical but just similar in that they > contain the same string somewhere within the variable, i.e. > > $a2 = 'Lambott'; > $a3 = 'fooLambottblah'; > > if (