Thanks Cripps & Members,
What should be the way to simplify the undermentioned working code as Part 1
and part 2 are repetition.

@array = qw ( hello world hello how are you );
$match = 'HEllo';

print "Your search for $match return ";
&count;
print " records<br>\n";

## part 1 ##
foreach $record (@array){
        if (grep /$match/i, $record) {
           print "$record<br>";
        };
};
## part 2 ##
sub count {
        $count =0;
        foreach $record (@array){
             if (grep /$match/i, $record) {
                   $count++;
             };
        };
        print $count;
};

#### end of script #####

----- Original Message -----
From: "J.E. Cripps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [PBML] sub-routine help needed.


>
> Given this code:
> > 1.    @array = qw ( hello world hello how are you );
> > 2.    $match = 'HEllo';
> > 3.    print "Your search for $match returns $subroutine $count
> > records<br>\n";
> > $subroutine = &count;
> > sub count {
> >         foreach $record (@array){
> >                  if (grep /$match/i, $record) {
> >                     print $record;
> >                     $count++;
> >                 };
> >         };
> > };
>
>
> One of us lamented:
> > Sigh ! My mind simply refuses to work. What must I do to print the
number of
> > records $count in line 3.
>
> Put one line of code earlier in the script. You're getting an
> "uninitialized variable" msg.  That's because one of the
> variables in the print statement is undef. Think about
> where it gets its value.
>
> > Thanks
>
> You're welcome. JEC.
>
> P.S.  Read up on the "use strict" pragma for next post.
>





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