note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <P>If you enabled warnings, you should have seen:<code> Useless use of a constant in void context at ... </code> <p>What you coded is exactly the same as:<code> my $x, 3; </code> <P>Which in turn is equivalent to:<code> my $x; 3; </code> <p>You declared but did not initialise <c>$x</c> and put a constant in a void context. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.</div> </font> </div></div> 924492 924492