Thanks, Shawn. Responses are inline, below.
Shawn H Corey wrote on 8/2/2014 3:49 PM:
> On Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:01:50 -0400
> ESChamp wrote:
>
>> So what I'm asking is, how does a person like me ask questions here
>> that are likely to produce what I need?
>
> 1. Post the code of what you have tr
On Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:01:50 -0400
ESChamp wrote:
> So what I'm asking is, how does a person like me ask questions here
> that are likely to produce what I need?
1. Post the code of what you have tried. It's hard to give useful advice
without specifics.
2. Ask about one problem per thread. If y
When I think of the word "beginners", I think of people starting out to
learn perl and looking for advice.
I'm actually not a beginner but a sort of "returner". Almost 80 years
old, I use an occasional perl script to do a job that has to be repeated
a couple of times a week, or one that is used on
