>>>>> "RLS" == Randal L Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> writes: >>>>> "Steve" == Steve Willer <willer@interlog.com> writes: Steve> $phdfiles{$fname} ||= ''; RLS> No, those are absolutely not the same. Consider $phdfiles{$fname} of "0". Oh no, head for the hills. You mentioned the unmentionable ||| and ?? operator .... <chaim> -- Chaim Frenkel Nonlinear Knowledge, Inc. chaimf@pobox.com +1-718-236-0183 ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? ==== Well, if you insist... Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to ==== fwp-request@technofile.org