> -----Original Message----- > From: Beginner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:39 AM > To: perl beginners > Subject: Re: Variable scope > > On 2 Oct 2007 at 15:23, Rob Dixon wrote: > > > > > > > $| = 1; > > I wasn't aware this only applied to STDOUT. My log messages all > appear at once, when the script has exited and I was hoping for some > 'realtime' messages.
It used to be possible to turn off buffering on specific streams using SELECT FH prior to this statement. I have used it on both serial and network connections. Is this still the case? i.e. select(S); $| = 1; # don't cache outputs Where S is an open TCP/IP socket. Bob McConnell -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
