never mind, I got it... thanks anyway! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ so I have a foreach loop: 
foreach $line (<$filelog>){
        chomp($line);
        @$ort_log[$site_index]=substr ($line, 2, 1);
        $DB::single=1;
        if ((scalar @$ort_log[$site_index])==scalar '+'){
            @$filelog[$site_index]=substr ($line, 4, -1);
            $site_index=$site_index+1;
        }else{
            @$filelog[$site_index]=(substr ($line, 4, -1))+4;
            $site_index=$site_index+1
        }
    }

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in the debugger, at the breakpoint, I use 
x @$ort_log[$site_index]

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to check if it is + or -. The debugger says that it is -. So why does it execute the 
            @$filelog[$site_index]=substr ($line, 4, -1);
            $site_index=$site_index+1;

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instead of the else block? thanks

In reply to if condition by integrator

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