Re: explanation of @INC

Hi Scott, Scott Haneda wrote: ASSP installed. I edit the ASSP source files to change the first line from: #!/usr/bin/perl -- to #!/opt/local/bin/perl -- ... run as `perl testfile.pl` it will fail, with error that it can not find email valid run as `/opt/local/bin/perl testfile.pl` it wo

explanation of @INC

Hello, total newbie here, maybe 50 lines of perl in my life. I really appreciate any pointers. I have hit a research wall on this one. I am working on trying to create a portfile for MacPorts for ASSP. MacPorts is just a package manager for OS X. There are a few things that are probably

Re: use vs require

2009/1/23 ben perl : > Hi Chas, > > Can you give me an example when one would be used over the other? So, is > require used more for efficiency, so we load the module only if we need it? > Thanks, > -Ben > Many time we need 'require' not 'use'. For example, given this .pm: package mylib; requir

Re: use vs require

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 19:12, Rob Dixon wrote: > Chas. Owens wrote: >> >> What is so hard about >> >> $string =~ s/^[ ]*(.*)[ ]*$/$1/; > > It's not hard, it just won't strip trailing spaces because your captured > string > has a greedy quantifier! > > I usually use > > s/^\s+//, s/\s+$// for $s

Re: use vs require

Chas. Owens wrote: > > What is so hard about > > $string =~ s/^[ ]*(.*)[ ]*$/$1/; It's not hard, it just won't strip trailing spaces because your captured string has a greedy quantifier! I usually use s/^\s+//, s/\s+$// for $string; Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl

Re: use vs require

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 18:35, Owen wrote: >> Hi Chas, >> >> Can you give me an example when one would be used over the other? So, >> is >> require used more for efficiency, so we load the module only if we >> need it? >> Thanks, >> -Ben > > > Bit of a conundrum there, if you don't need a module,

Re: use vs require

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 18:01, ben perl wrote: > Hi Chas, > Can you give me an example when one would be used over the other? So, is > require used more for efficiency, so we load the module only if we need it? > Thanks, snip Efficiency is one reason (loading modules you won't use is wasteful), b

Re: use vs require

> Hi Chas, > > Can you give me an example when one would be used over the other? So, > is > require used more for efficiency, so we load the module only if we > need it? > Thanks, > -Ben Bit of a conundrum there, if you don't need a module, why include it in your program. Anyway you might have y

Re: use vs require

Hi Chas, Can you give me an example when one would be used over the other? So, is require used more for efficiency, so we load the module only if we need it? Thanks, -Ben On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Chas. Owens wrote: > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 17:33, ben perl wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I

Re: use vs require

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 17:33, ben perl wrote: > Hi Everyone, > I am could never understand the difference between use vs require? If > "require" is older way of including modules, why not just make it obsolete. snip Well, first off, because use uses require. The use looks something like this in

Re: use vs require

Hi ben, ben perl wrote: Hi Everyone, I am could never understand the difference between use vs require? If "require" is older way of including modules, why not just make it obsolete. nope there's even more than that. "use" loads the source when starting the script. "require" just loads it wh

use vs require

Hi Everyone, I am could never understand the difference between use vs require? If "require" is older way of including modules, why not just make it obsolete. Thanks, -Bandeep

Re: Perl script modification

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:21:32 -0800 (PST) melbou...@gmail.com wrote: > I have a Perl script that I run and the out come as showing below: > > Reading: server 1\08121100.mls > Log chain 2: > Reading: server 2\08120700.mls > Reading: server 2\08120900.mls > Reading: server 2\08121100.mls > L

Perl change

I have a Perl script that I run and the out come as showing below: Reading: server 1\08121100.mls Log chain 2: Reading: server 2\08120700.mls Reading: server 2\08120900.mls Reading: server 2\08121100.mls Log chain 3: Reading: server 3\08120700.mls Reading: server 3\08120900.mls Readi

Perl script modification

I have a Perl script that I run and the out come as showing below: Reading: server 1\08121100.mls Log chain 2: Reading: server 2\08120700.mls Reading: server 2\08120900.mls Reading: server 2\08121100.mls Log chain 3: Reading: server 3\08120700.mls Reading: server 3\08120900.mls Readi