print "Please enter a string:\n"; $string=<>; chomp ($string); # The first position in the string. $position = 0; while ($position < length($string)) { $char = lc(substr($string, $position, 1)); if ($char ne "a") { last; } # Increment the position $position++; } if ($postion == length($string)) { print "The string you entered is all A's!\n"; } else { print "At least one of the characters in the string " . "you entered is not \"A\".\n"; }