Hi Tom, Tom Kinzer top-posted:
> *Consciously* making the decision that your script will no longer be > portable... > > my $2Cents; > > -Tom Kinzer > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 5:32 PM > To: Beginners Perl > Subject: Re: sorter script [was: Frustrated newbie question] > > > > >>> My next Perl task after I get my list of one name per line, is to sort > the >>> list and eliminate duplicate names. >> >> I have used the following script to sort and remove duplicate entries in > flat >> text files. >> >> http://www.downloaddatabase.com/databasesoftware/db-sorter-script.htm > > > Sometimes perl isn't quite the right tool for the job... > > % man sort > % man uniq > > - B This is a good example of the problem with top-posting; particularly in this list: I have no idea to which part of which poster your comment refers. Sorry about complaining (I try to ignore this behaviour), but it does cause problems in readability and comprehension (especially here). Not to mention the problem of deciding where to position a response in such a mixed-up message. -K -- Kevin Pfeiffer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
