Re: [MacPerl] &MacPerl'Pick --> Variable

[Paul DuBois <paul@snake.net>]

>Why won't this work?  Can anyone help?
>
>Dakota Duff
>
>
>
>$| = 1;
>
>$anim = &MacPerl'Pick("What kind?","Buffalo","Elk");
>$spec = &MacPerl'Pick("What kind?","Bull","Cow","Bull Calf","Heifer
>Calf","1 YR Old Bull","1 YR Old Heifer","2 YR Old Bull","2 YR Old Heifer");
>
>
>if ($anim == "Buffalo")   {
>  $aa = "BUF";
>}

etc.

Because "==" is the number comparison operator.
You want to use "eq" instead.

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