Rory Oconnor wrote: > > I need to touch a file with a "1" in it if a condition is true, and > either toggle the "1" to a "0" or delete the file (whichever is better, > probably toggle) if another condition is true. Excuse my > newbie-ness...but can anyone give me some hints as to the correct syntax > for that?
if ( $condition_is_true && !-e $file ) { open FLAG, "> $file" or die "Cannot create $file: $!"; close FLAG; # process stuff here } elsif ( $another_condition_is_true && -e $file ) { unlink $file or die "Cannot delete $file: $!"; # process stuff here } John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]