use strict; use warnings; my ($a, $b) = ("1_334", 1334); printf "line %ld: $a $b \n", __LINE__; $a += 1; $b += 1; printf "line %ld: $a $b \n", __LINE__; printf "line %ld: Unequal \n", __LINE__ if ($a != $b); printf "line %ld: $a $b \n", __LINE__; #### C:\@Work\Perl\monks\dilpane>perl ubar_in_qqted_n.pl line 39: 1_334 1334 Argument "1_334" isn't numeric in addition (+) at ubar_in_qqted_n.pl line 41. line 43: 2 1335 line 45: Unequal line 46: 2 1335