in reply to Re^2: Short version of database push for multiple variables
in thread Short version of database push for multiple variables

I presume it was supposed to be //'NA'/.

No. What I posted was tested, working code. The defined-or operator is: //. Ie. The full line with a couple of extra spaces is:

my @a = map $_ // 'NA', split /\t/, $line;

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The extra / you are adding is the cause of your divide by zero message.

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