On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 9:03 AM, Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey AT buc DOT com> 
wrote:
> On 1/28/2016 9:32 AM, Gandalf Corvotempesta wrote:
>>>
>> Config saved by web interface:
>> # grep '$Conf{FullPeriod}' config.pl
>> $Conf{FullPeriod} = '6.97';
>>
>> Original config, prior saving from web.
>> # grep '$Conf{FullPeriod}' config.pl.old
>> $Conf{FullPeriod} = 7.97;
>>
>>
>> In the first case, FullPeriod is a string, in the second, is a float.
>> Now i'm trying with the "string" version..... let's see
>
> This is Perl.  There is no real distinction between strings, integers,
> and floats.  7.97, '7.97', and "7.97" (along with a few other more
> obscure variants) will all be interpreted the same.
>

Yes, perl treats variables as all possible types simultaneously so you
can use them without conversions - but on the other hand there is
difference between '6.97' and 7.97.   If that isn't a typo, something
odd happened.

-- 
  Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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