* max.spicer shaped the electrons to say...
It turns out that saying print <$s>; generally causes the script to hang, whereas saying my $answer = <$s>; print $answer; works every time. Could anyone enlighten me as to why this is?
print operates in list context - and reading from a filehandle, like <$s> is list context. So it blocks, expecting to read more. Retrieving data in scalar context, such as my $answer = <$s> only pulls one line.* Hope that helps. * - Really the input record separator: $/ which by default is "\n" -D -- <noah> the auto mechanic told me there was something wrong with my rear differential. I told him I never took calculus. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
