[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm new to perl (that's why I'm here :-).
...and you are getting your first opbject lesson: use strict; use warnings; > > $tmp_file="users.tmp"; > > open(TMPDAT, ">$tmp_file") || die ("Could not open temporary file!"); Note $tmp_file > rename ($temp_file, $data_file) or die ("Can't rename '$tmp_file' to > '$data_file': $!\n"); There is no $temp_file. Had you added the strict and warnings pragmas at the top of your file, you would have been amply warned about the typo. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]