[PHP] comparisons

[Curtis Maurand]

Hello,
  I'm having a rather strange problem.  I'm trying to compare two values.  "01" and 
"1".  The variables names that they are submitted under are pick1 and pick2.   i use 
the following code

$mypick1 = strval($pick1);
$mypick2 = strval($pick2);

I then perform the following comparison:

if ($mypick1 == $mypick2)
 {
   $error = 1;
   $errorstring[1] = "Your first pick and second pick are the same.";
 }

However, I get the error that they are equal.

If I call the comparison as foloows:

if(strval($mypick1) == strval($mypick2)
 {
   $error = 1;
   $errorstring[1] = "Your first pick and second pick are the same.";
 }

I still get the error.  Anyone have any ideas?  These two valuse mustbe evaluated as 
different.

Thanks in advance
Curtis