On Jan 11, 1:16 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin Zembower) wrote: > $type eq "unknown" ? $type="human" : $type="both";
You're trying to use the trinary like you would an if-then-else. You want to instead use it in an assignment: $type = ($type eq 'unknown') ? 'human' : 'both'; -- The best way to get a good answer is to ask a good question. David Filmer (http://DavidFilmer.com) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/