> -----Original Message----- > From: LoBue, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:26 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: STDIN and STDOUT on Windows > > > Hello, > > I normally use perl on a unix platform, but I needed to run a > quick utility > on a Windows PC. Normal stdin and stdout doesn't seem to > work, take this > simple program: > > # > use warnings; > use strict; > > while (<>) { > print; > } > > On Windows, if I run: > type test.txt | test.pl > I get: > The process tried to write to a nonexistent pipe. > or > test.pl < test.txt > I get nothing at all. Any tricks to using stdin and stdout > on Windows or do > I have to explicitly open files on that platform? > Ok, I just found the trick, the registration of the .pl doesn't handle this case, I have to run: type test.txt | perl test.pl -Mark
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