[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi There,
> Any pointers to how to call "more" on a file in perl script.
> I am writing one script which displays one report to user and then
> asks some inputs.
>
> User need to see complete file. To solve this, I thought I can call
> `more <fileName> in the script and continue.
> But looks loke it is not possible.
You didn't post your script, so I can only guess.
You can't use backticks, since they capture the output. If more is writing
to a non-tty (because you're capturing the output), it obviously has no way
to pause at a screenful, so it just passes the entire input to the output.
You need to use system() instead.
Also, it's customary to respect $ENV{PAGER}. I have my pager set to less,
for example.
Read "perldoc perlopentut" and search for PAGER to see an example of how to
do this kind of thing.
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
