Re: decimal point

2002-01-27 Thread Shawn
use strict; my $var=4536233; my $new_var=$var/100; print $new_var; Shawn - Original Message - From: "Stuart Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Perl List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:56 PM Subject: decimal point > Hi, > I am trying to move the decimal point 2 plac

decimal point

2002-01-27 Thread Stuart Clark
Hi, I am trying to move the decimal point 2 places to the the left. Eg : To make 4536233 into 45362.33 I tried this $total = "4536233"; $total = sprintf("%0.2f",$total); print "$total"; But I get this 4536233.00 Can anyone help please Regards Stuart Clark

Re: What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Shawn
- Original Message - From: "Shawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Connie Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 3:00 AM Subject: Re: What's the different between -> and => ? > The big arrow is used in place of a ',' (comma). Now, I just read in the late

Re: chdir problem

2002-01-27 Thread sachin balsekar
Hi Dhiraj, The Script changes the directory while it is runningtry this... use CWD; $pw=getcwd; this will get u the present working directory after u chdir print getcwd...u'll find its in u r desired area...u could also check if the path exists so as to be sure before chdir... regs, s

Re: Re: Re: urgent: How to declare FILE HANDLE locally?

2002-01-27 Thread Dhiraj P Nilange
hello. sorry , i had unncecessarily opened file handle to write (WH). So here is more correct algorithm below. -dhiraj On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 Dhiraj P Nilange wrote : > > Hello,. So here is my recursive > algorithm for you to compare and see. > -Dhiraj > > #starts here > $total=0; > explore(".")

Re: Re: urgent: How to declare FILE HANDLE locally?

2002-01-27 Thread Dhiraj P Nilange
Hello,. So here is my recursive algorithm for you to compare and see. -Dhiraj #starts here $total=0; open(WH,"> output.txt"); binmode WH,":raw"; explore("."); print "over..!\n"; print "total files=$total"; close WH; sub explore { my($dirname)=@_; my($x); unless($dirname eq "." || $dirname

Re: Re:What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Connie Chan
For what I understand from those helpers, I think I've made it clear, and of cause, thank you very much =) As a summary, I generate this ideas . -> is using in OO like functions, passing object proterties into a OO function. => is using in a hash, and it is also implies a comma. just like %foo

Re: Windows Registry access

2002-01-27 Thread Tanton Gibbs
You can use Win32::TieRegistry. I've never actually done it, so I can't give you any tips, but you can perldoc it or look in the help pages that come with ActiveState if you are using that. - Original Message - From: "Max" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January

Re:What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Murzc
> The big arrow is used in place of a ',' (comma). Now, > I just read in the latest Learning Perl that this is > global (i.e..: you can replace ANY comma with it, but > I may have misunderstood, have to re-read that again), >>> Almost, the following is valid: my $couple = join " & " => qw(Husba

Windows Registry access

2002-01-27 Thread Max
I'm trying to read information out of the windows registry with part of my perl program. is there some nice way to do that? in case it matters, i am running Windows ME. thank you max - Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions Great stuff seeking new owners! Bid now!

Re: urgent: How to declare FILE HANDLE locally?

2002-01-27 Thread scarl-mitchell
> "Timothy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Out of curiosity, is there a big performance increase using a recursive > algorithm like the one described versus an algorithm like below? (This is > part of something I was working on a while ago, and I wasn't using strict or > -w at the time,

Re: [Fwd: ezmlm response]

2002-01-27 Thread Deen Hameed
hey! I quite liked the Castro book... probably not for what it said on the title (CGI Programming), but as a gentle intro to Perl, it was super... :) Deen On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Matt C. wrote: > Be careful -- there are a ton of cgi scripts out there that are no good > (and an entire book by Eli

Re: delete first line of the text file

2002-01-27 Thread Deen Hameed
easy.. just read the filehandle like so... ; Perl still reads the line like with a normal assignment; it just disappears 'cause there was nowhere to put it.. you're welcome deen On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Malunas wrote: > I have a log file in text format. I need to delete the first line s

Re:Re[2]: perl for php, in order to break free from asp

2002-01-27 Thread bc
so matt, can i assume that in perl, to add string to sting, just do this: "string data...etc..." ($string_to_be_added\n); ? Just put them next to each other? bc Daniel Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 1/27/02 4:18:59 PM: > >Sunday, January 27, 2002, 3:03:03 PM, Matt C. wrote: > >> Th

Re:Re[2]: perl for php, in order to break free from asp

2002-01-27 Thread bc
thanks for the humor... hehe, i don't know if this is the correct (or most senceable) way, i just want to lean stuff stuff stuff... anyway, because you mentioned it, what is an example of the php syntax to do the same? sounds more doable? maybe i will try that too, but not naked... hehe than

squid and cgi uploads

2002-01-27 Thread Bjorn Nilsen
Hi, I have a weird problem with a perl CGI file upload form. When I have no proxy set I can upload files of any size with no problem but when I set my proxy I can only upload files under 1 megabyte. This happens with both IE5.5 and Netscape 4.77. In my proxy config I have these lines: acl QUERY

Re: delete first line of the text file

2002-01-27 Thread Daniel Gardner
Sunday, January 27, 2002, 10:00:44 PM, Malunas wrote: > I have a log file in text format. I need to delete the first line so I could > put the rest in MySQL database. How do I delete only the first line of this > text file? perldoc -q "delete a line in a file" -- Best Regards, Daniel

delete first line of the text file

2002-01-27 Thread Malunas
I have a log file in text format. I need to delete the first line so I could put the rest in MySQL database. How do I delete only the first line of this text file? Thanks for your help. Malunas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

cgi-bin and secure http...

2002-01-27 Thread Matthew Lyon
How do I use secure... -jk- where do I sign up for that-evil-twin-mailing=list of this one that covers cgi perl? -mL -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's thedifferent between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan
On Jan 27, Pozsar Balazs said: >Thank for clarification. But one little drak spot: > >> Thus, accessing constants via &CONST is slower than, and not the same >> process as, accessing it via CONST (or +CONST or CONST()). > >Is there any difference between CONST and CONST()? Since CONST is defined

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's thedifferent between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Pozsar Balazs
Thank for clarification. But one little drak spot: > &FOO is NOT a bareword. Moreso, &FOO supercedes the empty prototype. > > Thus, accessing constants via &CONST is slower than, and not the same > process as, accessing it via CONST (or +CONST or CONST()). Is there any difference between CONST

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's thedifferent between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan
On Jan 27, Jenda Krynicky said: >> That kills the constant-ness of them. They have to be seen as >> barewords for the compile-time replacement of the bareword with its >> constant value to take effect. > >Whoops. I did not know that. I even did not believe you so I >benchmarked it and you are r

Re[2]: perl for php, in order to break free from asp

2002-01-27 Thread Daniel Gardner
Sunday, January 27, 2002, 3:03:03 PM, Matt C. wrote: > There's a module called DBD::CSV, which will probably solve your problem. CPAN is > good at that :). You can tell it what the field separator is and then you'll be > able to manipulate it however you want with the DBI. I believe you'll need

Re: I want to get Perl example using GD.pm

2002-01-27 Thread Peter Scott
At 10:06 PM 1/26/02 +0800, Justin Lee wrote: >: >I am new to perl. I want to I want to get >some graph perl example using GD.pm. > any helps to welcome >Justin Try this: use strict; use GD; # create a new image my $im = new GD::Image(100,100); # allocate some colors my $white = $im->colorAll

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's the different between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Jan 27, Jenda Krynicky said: > > >> use constant TEMPLATE => '/usr/lib/templates/foo.html'; > >> use File::Copy; > >> copy TEMPLATE => $destination; > > > >I usualy write constants with the &. So that when I make a

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's thedifferent between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan
On Jan 27, Jenda Krynicky said: >> use constant TEMPLATE => '/usr/lib/templates/foo.html'; >> use File::Copy; >> copy TEMPLATE => $destination; > >I usualy write constants with the &. So that when I make a typo I >get the more understandeable That kills the constant-ness of them. T

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's the different between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Jenda" == Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> So, in general, I actively discourage the use of fatarrow as a funny >> comma, unless that use is to explicitly quote the left argument. Jenda> One has to know the implications. Exactly. So it's one of those trickier things, that w

Re: Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's the different between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal L. Schwartz) > > "Jenda" == Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jenda> I think the nicest example is > > Jenda>use File::Copy; > Jenda>copy $source => $destination; > [edited slightly] > > The big problem with using the big arrow t

Dangerous use of fatarrow, just say no (was Re: What's the different between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Jenda" == Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jenda> I think the nicest example is Jenda> use File::Copy; Jenda> copy $source => $destination; [edited slightly] The big problem with using the big arrow there is when you have constants: use constant TEMPLATE => '/usr/lib/tem

Re: What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: "Jonathan E. Paton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > One is called the 'big' arrow (=>) and one is called > > the 'little' arrow (->). > > Like Little Horn and Big Horn from the old westerns? ;-) > > > The big arrow is used in place of a ',' (comma). Now, > > I just read in the

Closures, anonymous subroutines, and you (was Re: What's the different between -> and => ?)

2002-01-27 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Jonathan" == Jonathan e paton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jonathan> A better example is the closure: Jonathan> my $sub = sub { print "Hello " . shift . "\n" }; Jonathan> $sub->("World"); That's not a closure. It's merely an anonymous subroutine. A closure is a subroutine (named or not)

Re: perl for php, in order to break free from asp

2002-01-27 Thread Matt C.
There's a module called DBD::CSV, which will probably solve your problem. CPAN is good at that :). You can tell it what the field separator is and then you'll be able to manipulate it however you want with the DBI. I believe you'll need to install the bundle, found here: http://search.cpan.org/

perl for php, in order to break free from asp

2002-01-27 Thread bc
i have a mdb db, i use with asp i want to switch to php i want to use perl to convert the csv produced from this mdb to make a many many lined sql statement for my php db, in order to get the data to it so in perl, how do i turn each line of csv data into sql statements by adding "insert int

Re: What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Jonathan E. Paton
> One is called the 'big' arrow (=>) and one is called > the 'little' arrow (->). Like Little Horn and Big Horn from the old westerns? ;-) > The big arrow is used in place of a ',' (comma). Now, > I just read in the latest Learning Perl that this is > global (i.e..: you can replace ANY comma w

Re: What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Deen Hameed
-> is how you reference an object's methods/properties => is pretty syntax to separate the key => value pairs in a hash On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Connie Chan wrote: > Would anybody tell me what's the different between -> and => ? > Thanks a lot =) > > -- Deen Hameedd, Accidental Programme

Re: What's the different between -> and => ?

2002-01-27 Thread Shawn
One is called the 'big' arrow (=>) and one is called the 'little' arrow (->). The big arrow is used in place of a ',' (comma). Now, I just read in the latest Learning Perl that this is global (i.e..: you can replace ANY comma with it, but I may have misunderstood, have to re-read that again),