for (my $i = '0'; $i < $counter + 1;$i++) { my $j; #print "valeur de i $i
"; if ($i <= 9) { $j = "0$i"; #Here the code give the following error : Excessively long <> operator at C:/xampp/perl/lib/Article.pm line 140. }else { $j = $i; } $string .= "<-$j->  "; $min_index += 40; } if (($nb_page % 10) > 0) { $string .= "
"; }