Hi there
Like mentioned above, the trick is not to make your code shorter, but to make it readable. Usually code that is lengthy but well written is much easier to read than code that is short and confusing.
Somehing that helped me to make my code more readable is Damian Conway's book Best Perl Practices
It requires a bit of work, and not all of the tips he gives are the way to go, but overall it can really improve your code quality


Hope this helps
Mister Guy


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In reply to Re: How to reduce this lengthy code? by mrguy123
in thread How to reduce this lengthy code? by hongping

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