Re^2: Barewords equal zero?

[Cody Pendant]

You seem not to have read my post.

[GrandFather]

You seem to have updated your post since I read it.

The fact that the assignment line isn't prefixed with my is a strong hint that you weren't using strictures. What you show people is what they will do. Show them strictures right from the start - even for trivial code like your sample. At the very least assume strictures and stick a my in front of the assignment.