#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $foo = shift || 12; my $i = 1; print "Is \`$foo' a two-digit number ... "; my $rc = ($foo =~ /^[0-9]{($i + 1)}$/) ? 'yes' : 'no'; #my $rc = ($foo =~ /^[0-9]{2}$/) ? 'yes' : 'no'; print $rc,"\n";