#!/usr/bin/perl -w
$pi3.14159;
print"what is the $radius \n";
chomp($radius<STDIN>);
$circuit=2*$pi*$radius;
print"this is the circumference of a circle r $radius is\n";

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when I fulfill it,the perl metioned me that unrecognized character \xA3 at the line2,reply soon,thank you

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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
@names=qw/shanghai beijing nanjing hubei/;
print "Enter some numbers from 1 to 4, one per line,then press Ctrl-Z.
+\n";
chomp(@number=<STDIN>);
foreach(@names){
  print "$names[$_-1]\n";
}

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when i run this program,it works, but still don't knw why

janitored by ybiC: Balanced <code> tags around code snippet, as per Monastery convention

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Janitored by Arunbear again {sigh} - added code tags around updated code

In reply to Unrecognized character in source code by biofeng918

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