Agree, but where is the file name?? $server will just store the server name right?
Regards Irf -----Original Message----- From: Stewart Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:25 PM To: beginners@perl.org Cc: Stewart Anderson Subject: RE: doubt in code > -----Original Message----- > From: Irfan J Sayed (isayed) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 August 2008 15:49 > To: beginners@perl.org > Subject: doubt in code > > Hi All, > > I have sample code like this: > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > # file: lgetr.pl > > # Figure 1.2: Read the first line from a remote server > > use IO::Socket; > > my $server = shift; > > my $fh = IO::Socket::INET->new($server); > > my $line = <$fh>; > > print $line; > > As per comment it says that, it prints the first line of a file from > remote server. So my understanding is that, it will go to remote > server,read the file and then prints the first line of a file on the > existing console. is it right ?? if yes then in the code where are we > giving the filename?? > > Please suggest. > > Regards > > Irfan. > > [Stewart Anderson] my $fh = IO::Socket::INET->new($server); is where the file handle $fh gets assigned Information in this email including any attachments may be privileged, confidential and is intended exclusively for the addressee. The views expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the originator. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete it from your system. You should not reproduce, distribute, store, retransmit, use or disclose its contents to anyone. Please note we reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communication through our internal and external networks. SKY and the SKY marks are trade marks of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and are used under licence. British Sky Broadcasting Limited (Registration No. 2906991), Sky Interactive Limited (Registration No. 3554332), Sky-In-Home Service Limited (Registration No. 2067075) and Sky Subscribers Services Limited (Registration No. 2340150) are direct or indirect subsidiaries of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Registration No. 2247735). All of the companies mentioned in this paragraph are incorporated in England and Wales and share the same registered office at Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
