I think... open(DATA, ">$file") or die "cannot open: $!";
would do the trick. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Deleting the contents of a file > > > perldoc -f unlink > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allison Ogle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Deleting the contents of a file > > > Hi, > > I want to opena datafile and erase it's all it's contents. > Can anyone help? > Thanks, > > Allison > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the sender's own, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Summit Systems Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]