try: perl program.pl file.txt
and then check $ARGV[0] It should contain "file.txt". I've dealt with this before using Windows and line args. Anyone more experienced (Jenda?) can help out more. J > -----Original Message----- > From: Wagner-David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:58 PM > To: 'Booher Timothy B 1stLt AFRL/MNAC'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: can't print input argument > > > If you don't know how many there will be you can try > something like: > > printf "%-s "x scalar(@ARGV), @ARGV; > # @ARGV is what you check when seeking arguments from > the commnad line > # in passing to a subroutine the @_ has the same > connotation as @ARGV > > Wags ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Booher Timothy B 1stLt AFRL/MNAC > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 16:37 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: can't print input argument > > > Hello - more trouble, I just can't seem to write a program > that prints an > argument it's passed: > > My script contains: > > #not working > print "$ARGV\n"; > > when I run this I get: > > c:\work.pl "this" > > c:\ > > confused by this but also confused that I can't run anything from the > command line in windows. Like > > c:\perl -e "s/Bad/Good/" test.txt > or > c:\perl -e 's/Bad/Good/" test.txt > > I have activePerl installed and my file attributes are fine . . . > > tim > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
