If you just want to pass a limited number of parameters, in a specified order, where they will always be there, it's easiest. They are then stored in the array @ARGV.
script.pl filename.txt has the string filename.txt in $ARGV[0] If you want to use flags and optional parameters and such then review the Getopt documentation with: perldoc Getopt::std perldoc Getopt::long -----Original Message----- From: Josef E. Galea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 12:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Parameters How can I pass parameters (eg: a file name) to a Perl script Josef -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
