On 11-07-31 04:52 PM, Emeka wrote:
Hello All,
I wanted to do this ...
while(<*.pl>){
print $_;
}
I got "BEGIN failed--compilation"
Am I using something that is old?
Try:
{
local @ARGV = glob( '*.pl' );
while( <> ){
print $_;
}
}
See:
perldoc -f glob
perldoc -f local
perldoc perlvar and search for /\@ARGV/
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