Re: help slurping a file

Renee Halbrook wrote:
> Hi,

Hello,

> I'm not sure if this is the correct group to post this question to. If there
> is a better forum for this kind of question, please let me know.
>
> I am trying to slurp a file that was written on Mac OSX, using a standard
> text editor.
> I am developing on a windows machine, and running my scripts on a Linux box.
> I get the same problem on both machines.
>
> If I set the local($\ = "\r")
> I can get a line by line read of the file.
> However, if I set the
> local($\=undef)
> or
> local($\="")

$\ is the *OUTPUT RECORD SEPARATOR* so it will have no effect on how files are
read in.


> The script will only read in the first line of the file, and then quit.
> I got a read of the byte code in java, and the endline character is indeed
> "\r".
> My question is, why can't I slurp in the entire file?

perldoc -q "How can I read in an entire file all at once"



John
--
use Perl;
program
fulfillment
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