hi can anyone tell me how to short this... if($searchstring =~ /A/i or $searchstring =~ /B/i or $searchstring =~ /C/i or $searchstring =~ /D/i or $searchstring =~ /E/i or $searchstring =~ /F/i or $searchstring =~ /G/i or $searchstring =~ /H/i or $searchstring =~ /I/i or $searchstring =~ /J/i or $searchstring =~ /K/i or $searchstring =~ /L/i or $searchstring =~ /M/i or $searchstring =~ /N/i or $searchstring =~ /O/i or $searchstring =~ /P/i or $searchstring =~ /Q/i or $searchstring =~ /R/i or $searchstring =~ /S/i or $searchstring =~ /T/i or $searchstring =~ /U/i or $searchstring =~ /V/i or $searchstring =~ /W/i or $searchstring =~ /X/i or $searchstring =~ /Y/i or $searchstring =~ /Z/i or $searchstring =~ /0/i or $searchstring =~ /1/i or $searchstring =~ /2/i or $searchstring =~ /3/i or $searchstring =~ /4/i or $searchstring =~ /5/i or $searchstring =~ /6/i or $searchstring =~ /7/i or $searchstring =~ /8/i or $searchstring =~ /9/i) {
i want something like.. if $searchstring has at least 1 letter or number { commands... } Status []s