--- drieux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 05:32 , Alex Swavely > wrote: > > > This was exactly the problem. Not having dos2unix > installed, I just > > zipped > > it and then ran unzip with the -a option (convert > files) and it worked > > smashingly. > > now that is probably the one trick I haven't seen > anyone yet > raise as the work around.... > > the real irony in all of this - that I just learned > yesterday > is that if people did the decent bit > > #!/usr/bin/perl -w > use strict; > > then whether it is dos or unix formatted - it will > still work
How do you mean "it will still work"? Doesn't -w and "use strict" just make Perl more picky about what it will accept and raise its complaint level? How would this impact how it interprets line ends? On a related note, some of your better text editors will also have an end-of-line conversion utility built in. I use Ultra-Edit (Windows), and can convert in any direction between DOS, Unix, and Mac. Ultra-Edit also has built-in FTP, so you can pull a file via FTP right into your editing window, and subsequent saves will FTP it right back. Finally, you can also set Unix permissions in the FTP Save dialog. All this together allows me to easily develop my scripts on my local Windows machine, run them with output captured to another window, convert their end-of-lines, FTP them to my ISP, and set the permissions, all from within the comforts of the editor. Disclaimer: I have no connection to Ultra-Edit other than satisfied registered customer. This "promo" was prompted only by the earlier discussion of end-of-line characters. - John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
