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From:
Bill Jones
Date:
December 8, 2001 04:27
Subject:
1,000 anyone?
Message ID:
B8369125.19FA%sneex@jacksonville.net
Given -

++$number while $number =~
s/^([-+]?\d+)(\d{3})/$1,$2/,
print "$number\n";


Question:
Why does it keep starting over at 1,000 ???

Enjoy!
-Sx-  :]
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