Takushi Usami wrote: > I would like to detect an open error when using an anonymous handle > by designating the undefined scalar variable to open function. > open(my $fh, "non-exist-file"); You can use the return value of open and the value of the error variables $! or $^E just as you normally would. See perldoc -f open and perldoc perlvar. FOr example:
C:\>perl -e "open my $file, '<', 'no such thingy' or die qq|Open: $^E\n|" Open: The system cannot find the file specified -- With kind regards Veli-Pekka Tätilä ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Accessibility, game music, synthesizers and programming: http://www.student.oulu.fi/~vtatila/ _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
