(Note: Yeah, I know, sounds like homework. Actually this a part of a web-based calendar for a client)

I need to test a variable for several conditions to determine true/false. My code seems "ugly" (to quote the Perl Cookbook) or bloated. Is there a prettier, more efficient way to test many conditions?

For instance: Does today's date falls between 1) a start and stop date, 2) is *not* one of up to 3 holidays, 3) and is one of two dates during the month. I am converting dates to yyyymmdd format before testing. Here's what I have:
if ( $today > $start && $today < $stop ) {
  if ( $today!= $notthisday[0] ) {            
    if ( $today != $notthisday[1] ) {              
      if ( $today != $notthisday[2] ) {                
        if ( $day == $dayofmon[0] || $day == $dayofmon[1] ) { 
          print "$today is the day.";
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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OR 
if ( $today > $start && $today < $stop &&
     $today != $notthisday[0] &&
     $today != $notthisday[1] &&
     $today != $notthisday[2] &&
     $day == $dayofmon[0] ||
     $day == $dayofmon[1] ) { 
     print "$today is the day.";
}

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Thanks all!

—Brad
"A little yeast leavens the whole dough."

In reply to Nested testing of many conditions--a better way? by bradcathey

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