Re: Emptying a log file....

[Binish A R]

Tony Frasketi wrote: Hello Listers Is there any way in perl to effectively clear the contents of an ***existing*** file  (making the file empty) ?  I have a log file that I'd like to empty out after it reaches a certain maximum file size. thanks in advance Tony just opening the file in write mode will empty the file .. open FD, ">filename"; --