Check out the read() function.
perldoc -f read Is this what you are looking for? -----Original Message----- From: Agustin Rivera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 5:16 PM To: Timothy Johnson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Default Input Record Separator Yeah, but the problem is I don't want to wait for $_ to reach the newline before spitting out data. I want it immediately. Much in the same way $|=1 would give me data. Agustin Rivera Webmaster, Pollstar.com http://www.pollstar.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Agustin Rivera'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 5:07 PM Subject: RE: Default Input Record Separator > > You'd probably have better luck using split. > > open(INFILE,"foo.bar"); > while(<INFILE>){ > my @oneAtATime = split //,$_; > foreach $char(@oneAtATime){ > do something... > } > } > > -----Original Message----- > From: Agustin Rivera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 5:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Default Input Record Separator > > > Is there anyway to change the Default Input Record Separator.. or $/ .. to > allow me to read a character at a time? > > I tried $/=~ /./; but it doesn't work. > > Thanks, > Agustin Rivera > Webmaster, Pollstar.com > http://www.pollstar.com > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > This email may contain confidential and privileged > material for the sole use of the intended recipient. > If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > the sender and delete all copies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
