// operator not working?

[David Griffiths1]

Hi, a colleague says that the // operator does not appear to be working:

$days = $ARGV[0] // 3;

returns `HPE20846  (Might be a runaway multi-line // string starting on 
line 12)`

This is with version 5.24.

Cheers,

Dave Griffiths
z/OS Developer
IBM United Kingdom Limited, Hursley Park, Winchester, SO21 2JN, UK