perl print command - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

vasikaran · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005

Hi,

I am running this command in perl

print "this is a test message @1.00 pm\n"

but the output i am getting as

this is a test message .00 pm

pls help, how to get the proper output

cbkihong · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005

print "this is a test message \@1.00 pm\n";

ErNci · #3 (**permalink**) 08-07-2005

or print 'this is a test message @1.00 pm'."\n";

also add "use strict;" to the top of your perl. It will help you find errors like this.

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