on Mon, 26 Aug 2002 15:15:06 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Q) wrote: > Apologies for such a 'lame' question but i read the FAQ on > http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/perl/pod/perlfaq5-full.html > > How do i read on from the second line of a text file?
You start reading from the first line but throw it away ;-) #! /usr/bin/perl -w use strict; open IN, $0 or die "Cannot open myself: $!\n"; <IN>; # Throw away first line # Process from second line onwards. while (<IN>) { print; } close IN; -- felix -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]