"Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have looked at the perlopen tuturial, but I am still not sure how to
> accomplish this. I just can't believe that it is as easy as,
> open(INFO, "datafile") || die("can't open datafile: $!"); In other
> words how does it know what software to open the "datafile" with?
> If I could get a look at sample code of this, that would be a HUUGE help.
Maybe you are looking for the pipe operator used in an `open'
./mynewscript.pl filename
## Pass in file name to be read
my $Fname = shift;
## Give perl the address and program name of needed program
my $cmd = '/path/to/SoftwareThatRunsProgram';
## Open file with the needed command <$cmd> ..
## Note pipe operator (|) after $cmd
open(CMD,"$cmd|") or die "Cannot open $mcd; $!';
while(CMD){
## Code here to manipulate lines that are being read
[...]
}
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