Hi all! On Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:42:35 -0400 Uri Guttman <u...@stemsystems.com> wrote:
> On 07/27/2018 02:37 PM, Rick T wrote: > > I tried to implement some advice about slurping that I read on this > > mailing list (using local) but cannot get it to work. I get the > > message “Value of <HANDLE> construct can be "0"; test with defined() > > at line 23” (the $slurp = <$fh1> line). I’m using perl version 5.18.2 > > installed in 2014. > > > > I’ve googled this error and think (ha!) I understand it, but though > > I’ve tried many changes, I cannot make the error go away. I need the > > advice of folks who are way ahead of me! > > > > Rick Triplett > > > > > > > use File::Slurp ; #from cpan > Please see http://blogs.perl.org/users/leon_timmermans/2015/08/fileslurp-is-broken-and-wrong.html and https://www.reddit.com/r/perl/comments/3hfsqt/fileslurp_is_broken_and_wrong/ for better alternatives to File::Slurp . > my $text = read_file( $file_to_convert ) ; > $text =~ s/\r/\n/g; > $text =~ s/\x0b/<br>/g ; > > no need for xms if you aren't using those features. > > uri > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Aphorisms - http://www.shlomifish.org/humour.html Don't worry over what other people are thinking about you. They're too busy worrying over what you are thinking about them. — Unknown Source Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
