A bit shorter version of the "guessing game" 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
 
my $magic  = int (rand 100 );

my $guesses = 1;
my $line;

print "Guess a number between 0-99\n";
 
while (  (print "Enter an integer: "), 
          $line = <STDIN>, 
          $line !~ /^\s*q(uit)?\s*$/i 
      )
{
     next if $line =~ /^\s*$/; #re-pompt on blank line
 
     if  ( $line !~ /^\s*(\d{1,2})\s*$/ ) 
     { 
         print "Illegal entry!  Try again!\n\n";
         next;
     }
 
     print "Too high!\n\n" if $1 > $magic;
     print "Too low!\n\n"  if $1 < $magic;
     last if $1 == $magic;
     
     $guesses++;
}

print "You got it right in $guesses guesses! \n" 
             if ($line !~ /^\s*q(uit)?\s*$/i);

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In reply to Re^2: Modifying loop structure and placement by Marshall
in thread Modifying loop structure and placement by irvson

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