Re: Help with Numbers..Please

Just make sure your number variable is a string e.g

my $n = "0001";
print "$n\n" and $n++
  for 1 .. 5;

__output__

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
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HTH

_________ broquaint

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Re: Re: Help with Numbers..Please by dakkar (Hermit) on Apr 24, 2003 at 12:03 UTC
The docs say that the "string magic increment" works with variables that has been used in only string contexts since it was set, and has a value that is not the empty string and matches the pattern "`/^[a-zA-Z][0-9]\z/`" -- dakkar - Mobilis in mobile Most of my code is tested... Perl is strongly typed, it just has very few types (Dan)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Help with Numbers..Please by Reverend Phil (Pilgrim) on Apr 24, 2003 at 18:48 UTC
Thanks for the warning. I have used the magical mystery increment quite often, and didn't realize that it could be problematic depending on previously used context for the variable. I'll have to look over some code to make sure (if I can find it), though I haven't had a problem with it yet.	[reply]