On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:32:16 -0600, Dan Muey wrote: > I'm tryin got find the quickest way to creat a file and write to it. > > I know I can do > open.... > print FILEHANDLE $stuff; > close... > and perhaps ad some flocks for good measure > > what I'm wondering is if there is a one line way to do it > something like > > createfile("filename.txt",$content);
Have a look to the CPAN module File::Slurp; Here's its synopsis: use File::Slurp; $all_of_it = read_file($filename); @all_lines = read_file($filename); write_file($filename, @contents) overwrite_file($filename, @new_contnts); append_file($filename, @additional_contents); @files = read_dir($directory); Greetings, Janek -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]