From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I would expect the following script: > > use strict; > use warnings; > print 8*8; > sleep 3; > print 7*7; > > To behave as follows. > > 1. print 64. > 2. pause 3 seconds. > 3. print 49. > > Instead the behavior is: > > 1. pause 3 seconds. > 2. print 64. > 3. print 49. > > Why is that, and how do I insert a pause in between these two print > commands (as an example)?
Standard output is line-buffered by default. Try: use strict; use warnings; use FileHandle; STDOUT->autoflush(); print 8*8; sleep 3; print 7*7; HTH, Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
