$1 is the resultant of a regex match. It don't need to be around very long, because I build a hash of open filehandles (key = filehandle string, value = file) at the time I open the file.
And no, I don't close 'em! exit() does just fine. On 04/02, Timothy Johnson said something like: > > You REALLY shouldn't use $1 for a variable name, though, since it has a > special meaning. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 2:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Filehandles named with a variable > > > > So, I'm trying to 'open ($1,">>$file")', where $1 is a string > > like "cbQosCMPrePolicyPktOverflow". > > > > Obviously, with use strict this does not work. How can I make > > it work? I need arbitrarily named filehandles. I know, it > > could get rended with gobbleworts if the data gets out of hand... > > Have you tried using eval, like: > > eval "open ($1 ">>$file");select $1"; -- Mr Hash [EMAIL PROTECTED] I filled out an application that said, "In Case Of Emergency Notify". I wrote "Doctor"... What's my mother going to do? -- Stephen Wright -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
