>>>>> "KJ" == Kelly Jones <[email protected]> writes:
KJ> According to "man perlrun", the "-0777" option sets $/ to 0777 and KJ> slurps files whole. This works fine. KJ> However, when I did 'local $/="0777"' in a script, it usually worked, KJ> but sometimes failed and only slurped part of the file. KJ> Changing this to "local $/ = undef" worked fine. and to slurp in a file cleanly and faster use File::Slurp from cpan. setting $/ works but it needs more code and using a special variable which makes your code harder to read and maintain. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] http://learn.perl.org/
