Can't modify not in scalar assignment compilation error


 
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Old 05-18-2006
Can't modify not in scalar assignment compilation error

My perl code is below. Its just a simple assignment and printing out of the value.
Code:
$match = "my name is";
print "printing $match\n" ;

Does anyone know where is the error?
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Old 05-18-2006
Your posted code runs fine here.
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Old 05-18-2006
Hi there, thanks!

i made a terrible mistake

i typed
"!#/usr/bin/perl -w" instead of "#!/usr/bin/perl -w" at the beginning of my script.
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