in reply to && and ne
if ($myrowidarray[$myint] !~ /(del|cal|foo)/) { } [download]
That's a nice thought. Just to add, if you absolutely must test for equality, put in the relevant anchors:
if ($myrowidarray[$myint] !~ /^(del|cal|foo)$/) {} [download]
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