my $x = 1; my $b = 'A'; $x++; # $x now equals 2. $b++; # $b now equals 'B'. my @numbers = (1..10); # @numbers now contains 1, 2, 3, .. 10. my @letters = ('A'..'Z'); # @letters now contains A, B, C, .. Z. my @more = ('A'..'AZ'); # @more now contains A, B, .. Z, AA, AB, ..AZ.