[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been thrown in the deep end to try and work out what the problem with > a perl script running on Novell Bordermanager. I'm probably going to have > a few stupid questions over the next few days. Please forgive me before > hand, and dont laugh too much! I am trying to bolster my knowledge via > the on-line library at learn.perl.org, perldoc, and a couple of online > tutorials I found. > > Whilst troubleshooting the script (using -w and -c) I get references to > line xxx.. > > My stupid question number one is: When Perl processes the script, how > does it identify the lines of code? ie.. If an error occurs at line 125, > is that the 125'th line of actual code, or does it count every single line > in the script from the beginning including remm'ed statements, blank lines > etc...?? > > My reason for asking, is that with -w I get "use of uninitiaized value > at..." errors which do not make much sense at the line numbers > mentioned...
Take note of the source file that the line number refers to it will say something like at myfile.pl line 99 but a mistake in your program can cause errors in the module files it uses. Also, if you have a file open for reading Perl will also report the number of the record you last read from the file. Don't confuse this with a source file line number which will also be in the message. HTH, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
