"Surround them"... and ... better use +ve logic : $opt_Z ? ( $mkt = $opt_Z) : ( die "Must supply Market\n" ); or $opt_Z ? { $mkt = $opt_Z} : { die "Must supply Market\n" };
Rgds, Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Old" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:54 AM Subject: Consolidate if/else > > Hello all, > > I'm trying to get this line to work > > (!$opt_Z) ? die "Must supply Market\n" : $mkt = $opt_Z; > > and I keep getting compiler errors. > > > Basically I'm trying to consolidate: > > if (!$opt_Z) { > die "Must supply Market\n"; > } else { > $mkt = $opt_Z; > } > > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Kevin > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]