>Right. readdir() expects a DIRHANDLE as the argument, while grep() >expects a LIST as the second argument. > >> which is fine- my careless reading of my other code got the misuse >> of <> stuck in my head- that kept me from seeing the proper >> solution. > >Make it a habit to study the docs for the functions you are using: > > perldoc -f grep > perldoc -f readdir
oddly- the grep documentation in perldoc doesn't even mention filehandles. readdir does show proper use though- when i looked up grep in the perldocs, the issue remained unclear to me. But, of course, it was my self induced "blindness" that kept me from seeing the solution. Now, a <FILEHANDLE> might be seen in a list context- but connecting that to grep {code} @list; was just too much for my little brain to handle at that time *laugh* > >-- >Gunnar Hjalmarsson >Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.pl willy http://www.hackswell.com/corenth -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>