> > On Aug 31, Jim said: > > >open (FILE, "+>", $file) or die "cannot open $file: $!"; > > I think you want "+>>" there, or else it will overwrite the > contents of the file and you won't be able to determine how > many lines there were originally.
Thanks. I was not sure what he was trying to do. > > >flock (FILE, 2) or die "cannot flock $file: $!"; > > For safety's sake, use Fcntl's flock() constants. I ususally do, but got a little lazy on the answer :) Thanks --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 8/27/2004 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
