Scott_G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : : Hello. I am new to Perl. I used to program in C : years ago (not C++ # etc) : : I have the simplest question. I am running active : state perl 5 on Win XP. : : I'm using OpenPERL Ide 1.0 :
It's probably your IDE. This works from a console: print "Enter an integer: \n"; my $answer = <STDIN>; print "Enter another integer: \n"; $answer = <STDIN>; It fails in my editor because the editor is using a method that captures i/o from a console under windows XP. Open a console (DOS prompt) and type the following (change where appropriate). perl path/to/script/script.pl : This works for me, but when I get into a larger : program, the USER is going to have to read the : PROMPT BEFORE they know what to type in! If you force your window users to use a console, this is most likely how they will access it. Not through your IDE. Using a command line interface on a windows platform would really lower the usage of your program though. Windows users want GUIs. HTH, Charles K. Clarkson -- Head Bottle Washer, Clarkson Energy Homes, Inc. Mobile Home Specialists 254 968-8328 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]