Hi!
I am learning to program with Perl using a PDF-file on the Internet called
Picking up Perl : a tutorial book for new Perl programmers / Bradley
M. Kuhn. - 0.12th ed, covering Perl Version 5.6.0.
and BBedit 6.0.2 and MacPerl 5.2.0.r4. I am totally new to
programming and now I have a problem, I cannot solve.
An example script is the following:
<script>
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict
my $owner = 'Elizabeth';
my $dog = 'Rex';
my $amount = '12.5';
my $what = 'dog food';
print "${owner}'s dog, $dog, ate $amount pounds of $what.\n";
</script>
The result of this script is:
's dog, Rex, ate 12.5 pounds of dog food.
and not
Elizabeth 's dog, Rex, ate 12.5 pounds of dog food.
as it is supposed to be.
I understand why I have to put the curly braces around "owner" in the
last line. But the curly braces don't seem to work with MacPerl. I
have searched through the archives of the mailing list and found an
example where the braces were used. I also looked through other Perl
books and found the curly braces used as well. Leaving them out
doesn't work.
What am I doing wrong or is it MacPerl or BBedit or what?
Thanking you for your help.
Anette
