>> Is there a way to discover the filename of the current file being read when
>> using the angle brackets (e.g. while (<>) {} )?
> 
> Well, as you may know, the <> operator reads from the file names stored
> in the @ARGV array.  The current file name is stored in the $ARGV
> variable and the current file handle is ARGV.  Also, if the $^I variable
> is defined the current output file handle is ARGVOUT.

Thanks, John and Sudarshan.  I have to use <> because I need it to be able
to read from a pipe (I'm still unclear on how to do that without the <>).
Thanks again.

- Bryan


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