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# 1  
Old 10-04-2008
Problem with if statement in perl
Code:
if (($fields[16] eq $hwp) && ($fields[18] eq 'Y'))
{
        $fields[22] = "INTEGRAL";
}
elsif ($fields[16] eq $hwp)
{
        $fields[22] = "INTEGRAL";
}
elsif ($fields[16] ne $hwp)
{
        $fields[22] = "SEPARATE";
}

print "$fields[16] $fields[18] $fields[22]\n";

Output:
Quote:

34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
34 Y SEPARATE
The problem here is that the first condition is true so it should print INTEGRAL but it is printing SEPARATE.

I am absolutely clueless because the same logic is working fine for another condition in the program.

Cheers,
AK
kamitsin
# 2  
Old 10-04-2008
Suggest you temporarily modify your code to print out $hwp. I think you will find that it's value is not 34.
# 3  
Old 10-04-2008
if (($fields[16] eq $hwp) && ($fields[18] eq 'Y'))

Does $hwp = 34?
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