Hey everybody. I have a simple problem that has been stumping me. I'm using Perl 5.6.1 on Mac OS X 10.1.1. This is a sub for opening a file in my program. this is the sub, and the problem is when i run it, if i do not enter a number 1-3, it keeps asking me forever to enter a number. Even if I enter a number 1-3 after the first run, it keeps asking me to enter a number.
Thanks for all the help you guys have been giving to everyone, I have learned much. sub start { print "What would like to do?"; newline(); print "1. Start a new file"; newline(); print "2. Append to a file"; newline(); print "3. Close a file"; newline(); print "Enter a number: "; chomp(my $response=<STDIN>); if ( $response eq '1' ) { print "Enter the new filename: "; chomp(my $newfile=<STDIN>); while (-e $newfile) { print "I see you already have a file named $newfile\n"; print "Please enter a different filename: "; chomp($newfile=<STDIN>); } open(MYFILE, ">$newfile") || die "cannot create: $!"; print_header(); } elsif ( $response eq '2' ) { print "Enter the file you wish to applend to: "; chomp(my $newfile=<STDIN>); unless (-w $newfile) { print "I see you already have a file named $newfile\n"; print "The problem is I can not write to it.\n"; print "Please enter a different filename: "; chomp($newfile=<STDIN>); } open(MYFILE, ">>$newfile") || die "cannot append: $!"; } elsif ( $response eq '3' ) { print "Enter the file you wish to close: "; chomp(my $newfile=<STDIN>); unless (-w $newfile) { print "I see you already have a file named $newfile\n"; print "The problem is I can not write to it.\n"; print "Please enter a different filename: "; chomp($newfile=<STDIN>); } open(MYFILE, ">>$newfile") || die "cannot append: $!"; print_footer(); } else { unless ($response eq '1' || '2' || '3') { print "Enter a number: "; chomp($response=<STDIN>); } } } ========================================================================== ====== Remember: it's a "Microsoft virus", not an "email virus", a "Microsoft worm", not a "computer worm". -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]