#!/usr/bin/perl # 871571 use strict; use warnings; my $num1 = 4; my $num2 = 4; my ($return1, $return2) = compare_num1_LT_num2($num1, $num2); print "\tBACK IN MAIN: \n"; { no warnings ("uninitialized"); if ($return1 eq 'NoWay') { print "\t $num1 is GT or EQUAL to $num2\n"; } else { print "\$return1: $return1 and \$return2: $return2\n\n"; } } print "Done\n\n"; sub compare_num1_LT_num2 { my ($first, $second) = @_; print "In sub compare... $first, $second\n"; if ( $first >= $second ) { return ('NoWay'); } else { return ( $first, $second ); } } #### In sub compare... 4, 4 BACK IN MAIN: 4 is GT or EQUAL to 4 Done #### In sub compare... 3, 4 BACK IN MAIN: $return1: 3 and $return2: 4 Done