Hello,
I have 2 little programs here and they do different things, but I don't understand why. # First program use warnings; use strict; my $line = "TRAVSTAT 08-27-2002 02:20:15 There is no output file required."; (my $word) = ($line =~ /(\S+)/); print $word; # Prints TRAVSTAT # Second program use warnings; use strict; my $line = "TRAVSTAT 08-27-2002 02:20:15 There is no output file required."; my $word = ($line =~ /(\S+)/); print $word; # Prints 1 The only difference is the lack of parentheses around my $word on the 4th line. I read that this has something to do with scalar context, but I don't see why one would be scalar context and not the other. They both look like scalars to me. Will someone help me understand the difference? TIA, Eddie --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes
