Script for lynx

[job357]

Hi,
I am new to perl and wonder if some can put me in the right direction to a simple script. This is what i want it to do:

1. take input from the user (eg open file (<STDIN>)

2. Ask the user what will the new file be named.

2. process the input with system command lynx --dump url > new_file_name (place the new file in /export/url directory)

This is how it done manually:
$cd /export/url
$lynx --dump url > new name # I use lynx for formatting
$vaila! there's a freshnew vi that can be view with vi.

Thanks,
Travis

 

[BKtechie]

just use the system() command to shell out to the O/S. Works in nearly everything except Active Pearl on Win98.
ex:
system(&quot;cd /mydir&quot

 

[BKtechie]

just use the system() command to shell out to the O/S. Works in nearly everything except Active Perl on Win98.
ex:
system(&quot;cd /mydir&quot