#!usr/bin/perl
$abc=1000
until ($abc==0)
{
print "Counting down to 0 from $a\n";
$a--;
}
print "Blast off!";MINE:
#!usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings;
my $abc = 1000;
until ($abc == 0) {
print "Counting down to 0 from $abc\n";
$abc--;
}
print "Blast off!";hint #1: Watch out for missing semi-colons! hint #2: perldoc -f my (done from a command prompt)
If you are just starting out getting to know perldoc is a wonderful idea. Also "use strict" and "use warnings". 98.2753% of the time they will help your coding. : )
HTH
Robert
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