Matthew Whipple wrote: > yitzle wrote: > >> What are you trying to accomplish? >> What is @files? Did you define it somewhere? Or is it a Perl global >> var I don't know of? >> >> >> > The below is speculation since these questions need to be answered. In > addition to what is @files I'd add what is $Tmp? > >> On 10/19/07, Joseph L. Casale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I had the following code: >>> >>> open (FILEOUT, "> $OutDir/info") or die $!; >>> print FILEOUT "text = abc\n"; >>> my $Tmp = ++$#files; >>> print FILEOUT "moretext = $Tmp\n"; >>> >>> When I add the 3rd line, it initializes the files array and I can't use it >>> after? Why is that? >>> >>> > I actually guessed the code to be trying to go one way but am now > changing my guess. Don't say "initialize" when you don't mean it, that > implies that the variable previously contained no value. > > >>> I now have: >>> >>> open (FILEOUT, "> $OutDir/info") or die $!; >>> print FILEOUT "text = abc\n"; >>> print FILEOUT "moretext = " . @files . "\n"; >>> >>> And not only does that work, it also shows the real size of the array? I'm >>> confused :)? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> jlc >>> >>> >> >> > If you access an array as a scalar it returns the length of the array. > In this case it's the only mention of the array so the actual purpose is > enigmatic at the least. I'm guessing you want to print the array. If > you're looking for the last element then you could use $file($#files), > umm...$files[$#files] > if you're looking for the whole thing then either for through it or join > it. perldoc -fjoin > > >
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