my $test1 = 123;
my $test2 = 456;
print "1. Test1: '$test1', test2: '$test2'\n";
if ($test1 = $test2) {
   print "2a. Test1: '$test1', test2: '$test2'\n";
   $comp = "EQUALS";
}  else  {
   print "2b. Test1: '$test1', test2: '$test2'\n";
   $comp = "Does NOT Equal";
}
print "3. Test1: '$test1', test2: '$test2'\n";