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Creating file doesnt work
Hi, I'm trying to do something really simple, but it just won't work: How can I create an empty file (fe .txt), and close it without writing anything in it? I've tried this: open(ORDER, ">$name") or die $!;But then it says: I've tried a lot of other things, like: open(ORDER, "+>", "$name")...- TheDauntless
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- Forum: Perl
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create file handle from within sub in main scope
Hi, I'm wondering how I can create a file handle from within a sub routine, that is available in the entire document. In my routine, there is, fe: open (MYFILE,"> /test/output.txt"); How can I declare the (empty) scalar/variable in my main scope, so that I can 'fill it' from within my...- TheDauntless
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- Forum: Perl
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Global symbols requires explicit package name
Hey, I keep getting this error with the following code: #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; sub mainMenu { print "Kies een optie (1-7)\n"; &listenForMenuChoice; } sub listenForMenuChoice { local($choice); $choice = <>; chop $choice; use Switch; switch...- TheDauntless
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