Re: comparing strings

[Paul]

--- Nick Transier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know a way to make boolean comparisons between strings?
> For example, I want 'a' < 'b' to be true, but perl says 'a' == 'b' is
> true.

Use the string comparators. =o)

'a' lt 'b'

'a' == 'b' is true because they're both zero.
'a' eq 'b' is false, because they're different letters.

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