open(IN,'STNAMES.DAT') or die "Can't open STNAMES.DAT: $!"; # open student
consolidated names
open(OUT,'>results') or die "Can't create results: $!\n"; # result file open
output
$counter = 1; # Use a better variable name than c. What does c stand for??
I'm assuming counter
foreach (<IN>) { # Now READ the contents of the IN filehandle, one line at a
time
# This next line looks like it could trip you up. Maybe a regex
would be better. Can you provide some sample lines from the input file??
$foo=substr($_,0,26); # strip out only the student last name and
first name.
# Next, you are not performing a loop here, but are using the while
operator. You would be better just checking for existence of the value.
if (exists($student{$foo}) {
# while(exists($student{$foo})){ # if the students is used already
$foo= "$_$counter"; # add the numer to it
# What are you trying to achieve here??
$_=$foo,substr($_,27,20); # add the remainder of the file back on to
input
string
$c++; # increment the number }
Sorry for jumping in halfway through this thread. Could you post *all* the
code you have so far, a sample of the input data and detail exactly what you
are trying to do? Maybe then we can help some more. Thanks
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Aurand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 15 February 2002 15:14
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help me out
I took your advice and added the following code to my source code. I want to
print
the students name to the result
file regardless if I add a number on the end of the student name or not. I
have
tried putting the PRINT O
at different location in this code. I can not get it to print to the result
file.
WHY and HELP!!
Thank You
Susan
open(I,'STNAMES.DAT') or die$!; # open student consolidated names
open(O,'>results') or die"results: $!\n"; # result file open output
$c=1;
$foo=substr($_,0,26); # strip out only the student last name and first
name.
while(exists($student{$foo})){ # if the students is used already
$foo= "$_$c"; # add the numer to it
$_=$foo,substr($_,27,20); # add the remainder of the file back on to
input
string
$c++; # increment the number }
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