USE SWITCH; SUB DIRECTIONS { WHILE { $DIRECTIONS= (); CHOMP $DIRECTIONS $DIRECTIONS =~ TR/A-Z/a-z/; SWITCH { CASE 'NORTH' {PRINT "$HERONAME HAS LEFT NORTH"} CASE 'SOUTH' {PRINT "$HERONAME HAS LEFT SOUTH"} CASE 'EAST' {PRINT "$HERONAME HAS LEFT EAST"} CASE 'WEST' {PRINT "$HERONAME HAS LEFT WEST"} } } }