Heres my source: 
#!/usr/bin/perl
# The distance formula!!!
print "What is the first point? (";
chomp ($x1 = <STDIN>);
print ",";
chomp ($y1 = <STDIN>);
print ")\n";
print "What is the second point? (";
chomp ($x2 = <STDIN>);
print "$x2, ";
chomp ($y2 = <STDIN>);
print "$y2)";

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when i do it it prints "What is the first point? ("
i enter my x-cordinate so it looks like:
"What is the first point? (5
,"
what is making this new line? i want it to go like this


"What is the first point? ("
"What is the first point? (5," I typed 5 then enter
"What is the first point? (5,9)" I typed 9 then enter

how do i do it?

im guessing the <STDIN> is making the newline, or print, or im just new to Perl

thanks for your help!

Edit: formatting and deleted dup stuff - dvergin 2002-04-10

In reply to Formating in print by Anonymous Monk

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