>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Willer <willer@interlog.com> writes: Steve> On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Vicki Brown wrote: >> if ( ! exists $aPhdFiles{ $szRoot } ) { >> $aPhdFiles{ $szRoot } = ""; >> } Steve> $phdfiles{$fname} ||= ''; No, those are absolutely not the same. Consider $phdfiles{$fname} of "0". -- Name: Randal L. Schwartz / Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 Keywords: Perl training, UNIX[tm] consulting, video production, skiing, flying Email: <merlyn@stonehenge.com> Snail: (Call) PGP-Key: (finger merlyn@teleport.com) Web: <A HREF="http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/">My Home Page!</A> Quote: "I'm telling you, if I could have five lines in my .sig, I would!" -- me ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? ==== Well, if you insist... Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to ==== fwp-request@technofile.org