So, as the following code will show, I'm pretty new to Perl. However, whenever I learn something new, I always try to experiment with what I know. However, for some reason, this experiment just isn't working...

#! usr/bin/perl
$count = 0;
if ($count <= 20) {
        print "Hello World!\n";
        $count += 1;
} else {
        print "Wait, that's it?\n";
}

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When I run, I receive the error messages:

syntax error at test.plx line 3, near ") {"
syntax error at test.plx line 6, near "}"

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I've run other programs similar to this without a hitch, so why this one is giving me problems I'm not sure. I've tried '-w', changing the '<=' sign to 'le', getting rid of spaces, and every other little thing I can think of, yet nothing changes the response or gives me another hint as to what's going on. So, if anyone can help, I would love an answer. Thanks! -B

In reply to It LOOKS right... by BIOM01

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