Hey Michael,
Monday, July 02, 2001, 4:32:10 PM, my MUA believes you used
(X-Mailer not set) to write:
>> You are correct. I believe that the backticks work on the
>> shell, so I replace `cls` with system("cls") and at least my screen
>> cleared as it was suppose to.
MF> Given the code shown, you have to print $clear for the screen to actually be
MF> cleared. The backticks are there intentionally; they're there to retrieve
MF> the sequence required to clear the screen once, so it can be stored in
MF> $clear and used as many times as desired.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Craig S Monroe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
MF> [snip]
>> my $clear;
>> if ($^O =~ /mswin/i || $^O =~ /dos/i) {
>> $clear = `cls`;
>> }
>> elsif ($^O eq 'linux') {
>> $clear = `clear`;
>> }
print $clear; on my system gives an ascii 012 on my screen and does
not clear it (I am $^O=MSWin32).
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