i guess i would do it like this .... hope this helps Paul

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;

my $count = 10;

for(my $i=0;$i<$count;$i++) {
    print "Dollar count = " . $i . "\n";
}
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The output is

fox_m@illegal:~$ ./quick.pl
Dollar count = 0
Dollar count = 1
Dollar count = 2
Dollar count = 3
Dollar count = 4
Dollar count = 5
Dollar count = 6
Dollar count = 7
Dollar count = 8
Dollar count = 9