I am working on a script that double checks a scalar to make sure there is an "@" present. Can someone help me with the correct way to do this? Thanks! MAIN: { $test= "montyv\@swfla.infi.net"; if ($test eq \w,'\@',\w) { #THIS LINE HERE! print "This is an email address!\n"; } else { print "This is not an email address!\n"; } } Monty VanEmmerik montyvan@swfla.infi.net montyv@swfla.infi.net