>>>>> "Chaim" == Chaim Frenkel <chaimf@pobox.com> writes: Chaim> I never realized that the automagic increment checked for a pattern. But Chaim> why should it? Why not simply increment what it finds. Or perhaps anchor Chaim> it at the back? How do you increment "a+b"? Or "0.0"? And watch it... that second one is tricky. Because ($n = "0.0")++ already has a meaning. And if you make the rules about magic too broad, they start encroaching on real things. -- 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 email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe