if($str_check = undef){do stuff};{return ('0');}else{return($str_check
+);}

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Several errors here, some of which would be detected by the compiler using strictures and warnings. First: 
if($str_check = undef) ...

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should be something like this: 
if (! defined $str_check) ...

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Next, do stuff is incorrect syntax, but I assume you've put there as a summary instead of your real code. The problem though is that it would be good to have the real code. Anyway, when you have: 
if($str_check = undef){do_stuff()};

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The conditional stops at the semi-colon, so that your function will always return '0' and the else branch will never be executed. Maybe you want something like this: 
return $str_check if defined $str_check;
return '0';

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In reply to Re: csv parsing with multiple missing values/multiple commas by Laurent_R
in thread csv parsing with multiple missing values/multiple commas by f77coder

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