Re: Returning a string from executable

You are looking for strict equality in your tests --

if ($enable_poe eq 'POE device missing or unpowered') {
print $enable_poe, "\n", "Your Poe IS NOT enabled, dummy\n";
}
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What happens if the string is really "POE device missing or unpowered\n"? (Note the new-line character....)

Try

if ($enable_poe =~ /POE device missing or unpowered/) {
    print $enable_poe, "\n", "Your Poe IS NOT enabled, dummy\n";
}
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Re^2: Returning a string from executable by duckyd (Hermit) on Oct 27, 2006 at 23:59 UTC
Alternatively, you could just `chomp $enable_poe;` before you check it (thus avoiding the need for a regex)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Returning a string from executable by Luken8r (Novice) on Oct 27, 2006 at 18:55 UTC
EGADS! That was it, thanks!!	[reply]