Renee Halbrook wrote: > Hi, Hello,
> I'm not sure if this is the correct group to post this question to. If there > is a better forum for this kind of question, please let me know. > > I am trying to slurp a file that was written on Mac OSX, using a standard > text editor. > I am developing on a windows machine, and running my scripts on a Linux box. > I get the same problem on both machines. > > If I set the local($\ = "\r") > I can get a line by line read of the file. > However, if I set the > local($\=undef) > or > local($\="") $\ is the *OUTPUT RECORD SEPARATOR* so it will have no effect on how files are read in. > The script will only read in the first line of the file, and then quit. > I got a read of the byte code in java, and the endline character is indeed > "\r". > My question is, why can't I slurp in the entire file? perldoc -q "How can I read in an entire file all at once" John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
