On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:15:40 -0500, Nandita Mullapudi wrote: > I want my script to carry out a loop only if the number stored in > $diff is positive, > so i say > if ($diff =~m/^[-\d+]/) {blah blah} > but it won't work. why?
That's pretty irrelevant in your case; You're using a cannon to get rid of your neighbours cat. As long as $diff is numeric, you can use this code; if ( $diff > 0 ) { # ... } -- Tore Aursand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]