I think people have been pretty clear. the open() function is the standard function for creating files.
############################################## open(OUTFILE,">my_file.txt") or die("Couldn't open 'my_file.txt' for writing!\n"; foreach(1..1001){ print OUTFILE $_; } close OUTFILE; ############################################# -----Original Message----- From: ZHAO, BING [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; beginners@perl.org Subject: PS what is the correct/efficient function to create a file Hi, unlink $file works fine, but link $file doesn't even exist, The sysopen function seems to be tedious, does anyone know how to effectively create a file in some directory in perl? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>