Re: Debug basic calculator syntax

You should always use

use strict;
use warnings;
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It would have shown you immediately you have a problem with:

if ($add = "y")
and
if ($mult = "y")
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Rather than using '=' it should be '=='.

TheStudent

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Re^2: Debug basic calculator syntax by CountZero (Bishop) on Jun 23, 2005 at 21:16 UTC
++ for advising to use strict and warnings; -- for saying to use '`==`' for string comparisons (it should be '`eq`'). CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Debug basic calculator syntax by TheStudent (Scribe) on Jun 23, 2005 at 21:39 UTC
I jumped to reply without thinking. The warnings from perl said: `Found = in conditional, should be == at calc.pl Found = in conditional, should be == at calc.pl` [download] TheStudent	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Debug basic calculator syntax by !1 (Hermit) on Jun 23, 2005 at 21:25 UTC
I believe you mean, "Rather than using '=' it should be 'eq'."	[reply]