$s1 = "01234567891233456789"; $s2 = "012345.6789123456789"; $n1 = $s1+1; $n2 = $s2+1; $c1 = $s1; $c2 = $s2; print "$n1 == $s1 + 1\n"; print "$n2 == $s2 + 1\n"; print "$c1 eq $s1\n"; print "$c2 eq $s2\n"; __OUTPUT__ 1.23456789123346e+18 == 01234567891233456789 + 1 12346.6789123457 == 012345.6789123456789 + 1 01234567891233456789 eq 01234567891233456789 012345.6789123456789 eq 012345.6789123456789