On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 5:36 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > my $user_total = &total(<STDIN>); snip
First off, don't call functions with &*. The problem here is that you are evaluating <STDIN> in list context. That means it will read from STDIN until it is closed. To close a STDIN on UNIX use control-d, under Win32 I believe it is control-z. * unless you know exactly when you should. -- Chas. Owens wonkden.net The most important skill a programmer can have is the ability to read. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/