Well, your question may not be the answer you want, really. If you just want to change a number from a negative to a positive(and vice versa), you can multiply your number by -1.
I suspect, however, that what you really want is a way to return the absolute value of your variable. To do that, I believe you can use the abs() function. It should return the absolute value(i.e. positive value) of any number passed to it, so it is safe to use it on your positive and negative numbers to the same result. -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Clark To: perllist Sent: 3/11/02 7:02 PM Subject: negative to positive Hi all How do i change a negative value to a positive? EG $number1 = -100; $number2 = 50; $result = $number2 - $number1; The $result variable would equal -50 I want to change the script so it would equal 50 so something like this $result = makethisapositive($number2 - $number1); -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
