in reply to secret code, transliteration prob

tr/// modifies the string you apply it to rather than returns the modified value. And, you need string eval not block eval:

eval "\$message =~ tr/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/$string/);

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Note that you must escape $message, but not $string. After the above code, $message will contain the "secret code".

(One thing: How are you going to decrypt it, given that the encryption key will be lost when the program ends?)

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Re^2: secret code, transliteration prob
by henzcoop (Novice) on Apr 12, 2016 at 16:22 UTC

    Good question, Browser. The de-encryption step will take some thought. For now, though, I can at least make my very own cryptograms. Thanks for the feedback!

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      For now, though, I can at least make my very own cryptograms.

      Not so useful if you can't decrypt them; but ...

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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        Cryptograms are simple substitution cipher problems you solve by hand. Not having the key, in this application, is the whole point.

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