RE: Quick easy question

["Wilson, Douglas" <dgwilson@sonomasystems.net>]

> for ($i = 1; $i <= 6; $i++) {
>    printf("$some_var$i");
>    printf("$some$i_var");
> }

You need to use "{}" braces to delimit the variable name:
printf("${some_var}$i");
printf("${some}${i}_var"); # ??? just guessing at what you wanted

> printf ("%-15s          %-15s          %-30s\n",
> $DCS_DB{"$i"}, $DB{"$i"}_NM, $DB{"$i"}_DIR);

You don't need to put quotes around $i when it's the
only thing inside quotes.

HTH,
Douglas Wilson
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