> eval "\$ret = $cond";

a bit over complicated , eval returns (like sub or do) the result of the last expression.

  DB<105> $cond = q($field[6] eq 'PM' && $field[8] eq 'CAVENDI');
 => "\$field[6] eq 'PM' && \$field[8] eq 'CAVENDI'"

  DB<106> @field = ()

  DB<107> $ret =eval $cond
 => ""

  DB<108> @field = (0,0,0,0,0,0,'PM',0,'CAVENDI')
 => (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "PM", 0, "CAVENDI")

  DB<109> $ret =eval $cond
 => 1

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but checking $@ is always a good idea! =)

update

or an additional eval BLOCK to catch all error

~$ perl 
$cond="bla eqx 2"; 
eval { $ret =eval $cond } or warn "Problem with $cond";
__END__
Problem with bla eqx 2 at - line 2.

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Cheers Rolf

( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)

In reply to Re^2: testing an if statement in a string by LanX
in thread testing an if statement in a string by brcjacks

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