Re: Simple Substitution

Ok, I'm trying to understand this. >open(CONFIG, "< /home/mnorris/$first_file") || die "Sorry, I couldn't READ >/home/mnorris/$first_file\n"; > while () { > s//$first_var/; > push @newdata, $_; > } >close(CONFIG); this pushes the replaced values into @newdata? How is this keeping

Simple Substitution

This should work, shouldn't it? open(CONFIG,">>/home/mnorris/$first_file") || die "Sorry, I couldn't create /home/mnorris/$first_file\n"; while () { $_ =~ s//$first_var/; } close(CONFIG); It should be opening the file named "$first_file" (created earlier in t

Placing Variable in "Open" function

I'm trying to place a variable in the spot of an argument when exectuting a command with "open." Here's what I'm trying to do. open(COMMAND,"home/usr/usrname command $argument|"); while () print "$_"; #print output It's not accepting the $argument variable i'm putting in. __

Having a Regex Problem...

This subroutine is supposed to chech the validity of an IP address. 4 numbers (1 - 255) separated by ".". But my regular expression doesn't seem to be working out for me. print "Enter IP address: "; chomp($ip = ); &ipcheck($ip); sub ipcheck{ if ($_[0] =~ m/([1-2][0..5]*[0..5]*)\.\1\.\1\.\\s

Perl Bulletin Boards

VBulletin seems to be a favorite bulletin board among PHP folks. Are there any good perl alternatives out there. Well, let me reprhase that because I know there are Perl alternatives. Those can easily be found. I should say, is there a Perl favorite out there that is comparabe to the nice l

Re: Perl Server Pages (PSP)

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Perl Server Pages (PSP)

Hello, I've recently come across web pages with the .psp extensions rather than the usual /cig-bin/. I have found that .psp stands for Perl Server Pages, but I have not been able to find a decent tutorial on how they work. Does anyone know of a good site. Thanks! _

RE: Setting a Variable to String with \n?

string =<This is the text I want >But I also want this text on the next line >how can I write this code so that it looks >nicer than this. >END > > >> -Original Message- >> From: Michael Norris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Setting a Variable to String with \n?

Hello, I want to set a variable to a string with the new line character (\n) separating the text I want onto new lines. For example, $string = "This is the text I want\nBut I also want this text on the next line\nhow can I write this code so that it looks nicer than this. How can I write that

Different Results on Different Boxes?

Hello, In my early (very early) stages of learning perl I've run into a conflict. I have access to two linux machines that I practice on (I do not have admin rights). The following is a simple script from "Learning Perl." Problem is, it runs on one linux box, but not the other. Here is th

Very Basic <> Question

Forgive me for such a basic question, I'm brand spanking new to Perl and programming in general. This is from the exercises in "Learning Pearl", chapter 6, exercise 1. The goal is to reverse the order of all the lines of a specified file. The very simple answer given in the book is as follow