[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a file with a list of symbols: > > AAPL > AMCO > IBM > ORCL > > I want to print like > 'AAPL','AMCO','IBM''ORCL' > > Thanks for the help > > Sangeeta
you can try: open(FOO,'foo.txt') || die $!; chomp(my @data = <FOO>); close(FOO); print "'",join("','",@data),"'"; which avoid the map function all together david -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]