>>>>> "Alfred" == Alfred Vahau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Alfred> $wcp = ($a6*4.0*6.0 + $a4*4.0*4.0 + $a3*4.0*3.0 + $a2*4.0*2.0) + Alfred> ($b6*3.0*6.0 + $b4*3.0*4.0 + $b3*3.0*3.0 + $b2*3.0*2.0) + Alfred> ($c6*2.0*6.0 + $c4*2.0*4.0 + $c3*2.0*3.0 + $c2*2.0*2.0) + Alfred> ($d6*1.0*6.0 + $d4*1.0*4.0 + $d3*1.0*3.0 + $d2*1.0*2.0); I know this may only be a prototype for your later code, but it's a red flag to me when a variable name has a sequential letter or a number. Almost always, you're going to want to do something to "all the variables that look like $a_something_", and that means they should have been an array or hash to start with. Important clue: DO NOT NAME A VARIABLE WITH A NUMBER OR SEQUENTIAL LETTER. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>