Re: strange problem with STDIN- need help




On Thu, 29 Dec 2005, Poonam Pahil wrote:
>
> Iam using <STDIN> to accept user input but the script just hangs at that
> point.
> I type in the value & program is just stuck at that point.
>
> i know its got to do with buffer flushing. when iam using the same piece of
> code at the beginning of the script everything works fine.
>
> iam using system() a lot. directing input/output to/from files. can this be
> the reason.
>
> This is the piece of code:
>
> print "Do you want to remove this CSpec(y/n):";
> my $remove_CS = <STDIN>;
> chop($remove_CS);
> if($remove_CS =~ m/n/i )


What happens after the if statement

if($remove_CS =~ m/n/i ){ ??? }


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