use what the message states;
you are using an uninitialize string.
example
my $string; # $string is declared but not initialized!
so any operation you do on that string (except an assignment) with produce
the error message.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Devon Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at...
> What does this mean?? I'm thoroughly puzzled and I've been scouring the
net
> for an answer. I've been assuming it means I'm not putting strings
together
> correctly, but I can't figure out how to fix it. Here's the errors I'm
> getting, followed by the peice of code that the error is apparently in. I
> can't see what's wrong though. The code looks fine to me...
>
> Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 120.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 122.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 123.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 124.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 125.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 127.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 128.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 129.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 130.
> Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 120.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 122.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 123.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 124.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 125.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 126.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 127.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 128.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 129.
> Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
> C:\perl_stuff\artists.pl line 130.
>
>
> And the code...
>
>
> my $counter = $_[0];
> my $x = 1;
> while ($counter < ($_[0]+11)) {
> # must escape double quotes, so there won't be JS errors.
> $artist[$counter][5] =~ s/"/\\"/g; # line 120
>
> print BLAH "band[$x][1] = \"$artist[$counter][0]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][2] = \"$artist[$counter][1]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][3] = \"$artist[$counter][2]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][4] = \"$artist[$counter][3]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][5] =
>
\"magnet:?xt=urn:sha1:$artist[$counter][4]&dn=$artist[$counter][10]&
xs=http://web1.freepeers.net/uri-res/N2R?urn:sha1:$artist[$counter][4]&d
n=$artist[$counter][10]&xs=http://web2.freepeers.net/uri-res/N2R?urn:sha
1:$artist[$counter][4]&dn=$artist[$counter][10]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][6] = \"$artist[$counter][5]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][7] = \"$artist[$counter][6]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][8] = \"$artist[$counter][7]\"\;\n";
> print BLAH "band[$x][9] = \"$artist[$counter][8]\"\;\n\n";
> $counter++;
> $x++;
> }
>
>
>
>
> Devon
>
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