On 2002.08.10, at 08:54, David Wheeler wrote:

> On Saturday, August 10, 2002, at 12:43  AM, Shannon Murdoch wrote:
>
>> while(<FILE>){
>>   push (@array,$_);
>> }
>
> This doesn't answer your question, but just as a space saver (perhaps 
> even optimization, I'm not sure), you might want to try this syntax:
>
> my @array = <FILE>;

Q:  What happens if <FILE> is a LARGE file?  @array = <FILE> may then 
cause problems...the first way ensures that the file is read in 
pieces....

Anyone have comments?

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