Is there any function that places perl code from a file into a program as if it was just part of the program file itself?
Something like: file ************** Hello World. ************** program $file = slurp('file'); print "$file\n": I'm creating an address book as described on page 237 of "Beginning Perl" and adding a few twists. I would like to add functionality that would allow a person to be prompted for and add/edit/delete entries in the address book. I thought it would be best to place those entries into a separate file in the format of: >From the book - $addressbook{"Paddy Malone"} = { address => "23, Blue Jay Way", phone => "404-6599" }; And then bring them back into the program to print out. Thanks, kent -- To know the truth is to distort the Universe. Alfred N. Whitehead (adaptation) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]