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Message: [QUOTE="Justin C, post: 4866971"] This one is really confusing me. I have a comparison: $totalIndividualWeights != $param{weight} and when they're both 42.6 (probably other numbers too, but this is the problem someone has, and has come to me with) Perl says they're not the same: my $totalIndividualWeights = addIndividualWeights(); if ($totalIndividualWeights != $param{weight}){ print "Weight does not add up to total weight given on the first form.\$totalIndividualWeights = $totalIndividualWeights \n \$param{weight} = $param{weight}"; } The print statement says both weights are 42.6. $param{weight} was input by the user, $totalIndividualWeights is reached by adding several user inputs: 2.86, 9.94, 9.98, 9.88, 9.94 Does perl have a problem with empty decimal places? What I mean is, the inputs are to two decimals, but the result is only using one, is perl thinking "42.60" and not matching 42.6? Thank you for any help you can give with this. Justin. [/QUOTE]