#! /usr/bin/perl -l use strict; use warnings; use IO::Prompt::Hooked; use Regexp::Common; my %opt = ( message => "please enter a number: ", validate => qr/^$RE{num}{real}$/, error => "Input must be a number\n", ); my $n1 = prompt(%opt); my $n2 = prompt(%opt); if ($n1 <= $n2) { print "$n1 <= $n2\n" ; } else { print "$n2 <= $n1\n" ; }