thanks, yes this is part of a subroutine, here's the beginning of it: 
sub enter_order {

  my ($userid) = $_[0];
  my ($password) = $_[1];
  my ($projectid) = $_[2];
  my ($ordertypeid) = $_[3];
  my ($orderdateid) = $_[4];
  my ($accountid) = $_[5];
  my ($segcodeid) = $_[6];
  my ($marketid) = $_[7];
  my ($marketday) = $_[8];
  my ($marketmonth) = $_[9];
  my ($marketyear) = $_[10];
  my ($putcall) = $_[11];
  my ($strikeprice) = $_[12];
  my ($bs) = $_[13];
  my ($quantity) = $_[14];
  my ($orderprice) = $_[15];
  my ($entered_by) = $_[16];

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yes, when i add 'use strict' it is not very pretty, some of the code outside the subroutine give errors.

and thanks for pointing out the error with the "==" rather than "eq" i think i write in too many languages to keep them straight.

see ya,

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