> -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Dixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 September 2008 12:26 > To: beginners@perl.org > Subject: Perl Sockets oddity.. > > Hello, > > I may be being a bit dim, but I wrote this: > > #!/usr/bin/perl -w > use IO::Socket::INET; > print "ISONAS Logger (perl) v1\n"; > my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new( > PeerAddr => "10.9.1.100", > PeerPort => "5321" > ) or die $!; > > print "Connected.\n"; > > $socket->print("<login>|"); > > while (true) { > $socket->recv($text,128); > print $text; > } > > > The data gets sent to the server, and data comes back, but does not > get displayed on the screen. However, if I change the while() to > while($text==$text), I get the following error: > > Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at ilog.pl line 13. > Use of uninitialized value in numeric eq (==) at ilog.pl line 13. > Use of uninitialized value in print at ilog.pl line 14. > Argument "< 9/24/2008><12:25:43><LOGON>|" isn't numeric in numeric eq > (==) at ilog.pl line 16. > Argument "< 9/24/2008><12:25:43><LOGON ACCEPTED>||" isn't numeric in > numeric eq (==) at ilog.pl line 16. > > So, $text does contain the result, but for some reason it will not > print to the screen. I'm stuck!!! > [Stewart Anderson] Is it that perl is interpolating $text and your argument has symbols in it ? Quoting the var might help?
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