if ( $ARGV[0] =~ /^\d+$/ ) { # Simple number
# If minus sign, decimal
point, etc, then would need to add
# Following checks for
negative number and decimal point
# $ARGV[0] =~ /^-*\d+.*\d*$/
}elsif ( $ARGV[0] gt ' ' ) { # if looking for something specific
would add here.
}
Wags ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: Felipe Figueiredo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 17:09
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Subject: Lame question
Hi all,
how do I test if a variable caught from ARGV (just for an example) is a
number, or string?
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