Stuart Clark wrote: > > Hi, Hello,
> How do I distinguish between positive and negative values. $ perl -e' for $value ( -15.32, 243.56, -2.45 ) { if ( abs $value == $value ) { print "$value has a positive value.\n"; } else { print "$value has a negative value.\n"; } } ' -15.32 has a negative value. 243.56 has a positive value. -2.45 has a negative value. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]