in reply to shift vs. @_ (where @_ evaluates to 1)

my $strFoo = @_ evaluates @_ in scalar context. Arrays in scalar context return their size. What you want is my ($strFoo) = @_ which evaluates @_ in list context returning its values.

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Re: Re: shift vs. @_ (where @_ evaluates to 1)
by P0w3rK!d (Pilgrim) on May 09, 2003 at 18:47 UTC
    DoH! I had it that way and changed it.

    Thank you :)

    -P0w3rK!d