Can Scalers in IF statements not represent words?

[ScoobyDood]

Ok, I was working in this script (It's a logic riddle by the way) that looked something like this: (In part)

#Script starts here

$food=cgiobject->param("food"

if ($food==Pizza)
print {"No, the answer was Cheese Stix!";}
elsif ($food==Cheese Stix)
print ("That is correct!";}
else
print {"That was not a choice!";}

#Script ends here

Well, it didn't work! No matter what you typed in, it said "No, the answer was Cheese Stix!". So then I did this, and you had to type in either choice 1 or choice 2:

#Script starts here

$food=cgiobject->param("food"

if ($food==1)
print {"No, the answer was Cheese Stix!";}
elsif ($food==2)
print ("That is correct!";}
else
print {"That was not a choice!";}

#Script ends here

And it worked! It gets the job done, but it's just not the same. So what's the deal? Can IF statements only represent numbers? If so, what kind of script can I use to meet my needs? Thanks. Computers - Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! Check this out:

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[NEVERSLEEP]

replace the == by eq ---------------------------------------

someone knowledge ends where
someone else knowledge starts

 

[justice41]

and put single or double quotes around Pizza and Cheez Stix.

jaa

 

[justice41]

oh yeah, and

use warnings;

It would have pointed you in the right direction.

jaa

 

[NEVERSLEEP]

so using justice41 tip and mine i should be some thing like

#!perl -W
use strict; # learn good habbits
use warnings; # justice41 tip
use diagnostics; # more info on error

my $food = cgiobject->param("food"

if ($food eq "Pizza&quot {
print "No, the answer was Cheese Stix!";
} elsif ($food eq "Cheese Stix&quot {
print "That is correct!";
} else {
print "That was not a choice!";
}

# if/elsif/else are used like this
# if (conditions) { statements;} else { statements;}

# print does not use { } just do
# print "stuff";

# hope this helps a little
exit;
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someone knowledge ends where
someone else knowledge starts

 

[ScoobyDood]

Thanks everyone! eq. Gotta remember that. Computers - Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! Check this out:

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