in reply to Re^3: syntax error near else and }
in thread syntax error near else and }

Chorob, Thank you for your response. Since I am new to this PerlMonks site took me a while to figure out where replies to my query would go. I don't understand your comment as there are a number of if statements and a matching else for each...if you could explain a bit more I would appreciate it.

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Re^5: syntax error near else and }
by choroba (Cardinal) on Feb 05, 2012 at 23:19 UTC
    there are a number of if statements and a matching else for each
    I have not verified whether each statement has its if, but there is definitely an else without an if. It is located at the very place of the error:
    41 else { 42 $hold = $hold.$hold; 43 } 44 else {
    Do you see it?  else {...} else