#! perl -slw use strict; my @a = qw [a b c]; for( $a[7] = 1; $a[ 7 ] <= 5; ++$a[7] ) { print $a[ 7 ]; } print 0 + @a; print "@a"; __END__ C:\test>junk2.pl 1 2 3 4 5 8 Use of uninitialized value in join or string at C:\test\junk2.pl line 10. Use of uninitialized value in join or string at C:\test\junk2.pl line 10. Use of uninitialized value in join or string at C:\test\junk2.pl line 10. Use of uninitialized value in join or string at C:\test\junk2.pl line 10. a b c 6