On 2/22/02 10:40 AM, Carlo Sayegh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello All,
Hi Carlo,
> I've written a very simple script where the user inputs data, from which
> a report is generated. My problem is that some of this data is in rows
> and columns and every time the user hits enter to start a new line, the
> script thinks they are done and moves on to the next part of the script.
> Can anyone tell me How I can have the user start a new line without
> terminating this part of the program.
Assuming you're using something like
$input = <STDIN>;
chomp($input);
to get your data now, you can do this
@input = <STDIN>;
chomp(@input);
to get an array, with each element corresponding to each line the user
entered. Users type ^D (control-d; or their EOF character, if it's not ^D)
when they are finished entering data.
Note that once you hit return, you can't go back and edit the previous line.
Hope that helps,
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Michael
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