Re^3: Use of uninitialized value

        my $numerator;
        my $denominator;
      

        if ($indicator eq "SH"){
            $numerator = $last_element;
        } elsif ($indicator eq "SL"){
            $denominator = $last_element;
        } else {
            print "\nError: There has been an unexpected string within
+ the second to last element of the array\n";
        }
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You only ever initialise $numerator or $denominator ~~on the first run through.~~ Something like

my $numerator = 0;
my $denominator = 0;
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might work, if 0 is a suitable default value for you.

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Re^4: Use of uninitialized value by Anonymous Monk on Nov 23, 2010 at 11:59 UTC
No, it's initialized to undef in every iteration of the loop.	[reply]
Re^5: Use of uninitialized value by cjb (Friar) on Nov 23, 2010 at 12:20 UTC
You're right, my bad. ~~strike~~ time it is then.	[reply]