ktb, Wiggins,
Another perspective:
text.txt contains:
return 'My Full Name with middle initial';
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
my $name = do "./text.txt";
print "$name\n";
prints:
My Full Name with middle initial
> > The problem I'm having is my print statement just prints a new line
> > without printing any text. It was my understanding that the "do"
> > function would pull the scalars from "text" into my prog as if it was
> > part of the program.
> It may be doing just that, but with the line:
> my $name;
> After the 'do' you are resetting the variable. You should be using 'our'
> instead of 'my'.
> perldoc -f our
> perldoc -f my
Note also that I use the -w. (Not right or wrong, just warning you of
different behavior)
HTH
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