Thanks Marshall,

Sorry for the delay in responding - just noticed your post today.

So it seems that I can use:
print ("Next"), next if $i == 5;
OR:
(print "Next"), next if $i == 5;

> Another what I think is better coding (don't use the comma if not needed):
Yes, I wouldn't use it if I was splitting the commands over multiple lines (as in your 1st code example), but I like to do such things in one line for conciseness, sometimes, e.g.:
$a = $b ? $c : $d;
instead of:

if ($b)
{
  $a = $c;
}
else
{
  $a = $d;
}
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> The basic thing with the comma operator, is that what appears in the last part of the comma statement is what matters.
What do you mean, exactly, Marshall?  An example may help me.

Thanks. tel2