Monty VanEmmerik <montyv@swfla.infi.net> writes: }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! if($test =~ /\w+@\w+/) { }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 -------- Paul J. Schinder NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 693 Greenbelt, MD 20770 schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us