On 11-11-05 08:07 AM, Ken Peng wrote:
Then where did it get the error and set up the value of $! in my first post?
You're assuming that perl clears $! at the start of your script. Never assume a variable has a valid value unless you set it yourself. In other words, always initialize your variables.
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