Job sorted, it works!!! Thanks you all for your help.
Gus -----Original Message----- From: Jenda Krynicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 19 February 2002 15:20 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Changing STDERR From: "Laycock, Angus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Can someone tell me how to change STDERR to output to a file then > change it back to its original output. #!perl -w print STDERR "First msg\n"; use vars qw(*ORIGSTDERR); # to make -w happy open ORIGSTDERR, '>&STDERR'; open STDERR, '>c:\temp\zkERR.txt'; print STDERR "Second msg\n"; close STDERR; open STDERR, '>&ORIGSTDERR'; print STDERR "Third msg\n"; __END__ HTH, Jenda =========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ========== There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere. It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain. I can't find it. --- me -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]