Re: why can't I write to a file

2002-03-29 Thread richard noel fell
Jenda - Thank you for you very clear explanation. Dick Fell Jenda Krynicky wrote: > > From: richard noel fell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Here is an abridged version of what I am trying to do which is: > > 1) write to a file in one subroutine > > 2) write the contents

Re: why can't I write to a file

2002-03-29 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: richard noel fell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here is an abridged version of what I am trying to do which is: > 1) write to a file in one subroutine > 2) write the contents of the original file to another file in a > separate subroutine. > > However, I get the error message: >

why can't I write to a file

2002-03-29 Thread richard noel fell
Here is an abridged version of what I am trying to do which is: 1) write to a file in one subroutine 2) write the contents of the original file to another file in a separate subroutine. However, I get the error message: Use of uninitialized value in string at ./scratch2.pl line 24, line 1. Us