With this code, I get : #!/usr/bin/perl -w
my $ordfile=shift || die "unable to open : $!s\n"; open (LIST, "<$ordfile") || die "unable to open file $ordfile : $!\n"; while (<LIST>) { # chomp; # a) my $line=$_; print STDERR "\nline : *** $line ***"; } line : *** 6M2FD9XV *** line : *** A9Q2YFU8 *** line : *** BDE6MDBJ *** If I chang line a) to chomp, I get ***line : *** 6M2FD9XV ***line : *** A9Q2YFU8 ***line : *** BDE6MDBJ Can somebody explain, what do I need to get lines as complete words with line breaks etc. Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]