Joanne Fearon wrote:
>
> Hi,
Hello,
> I have a file that I am chopping and changing. I want to delete line 12
> each time. I have a counter to tell the line number. Ive tried
>
> if ($counter == 12)
> {
> next;
> }
> $counter++
>
> this doesn't give an error but doesnt
You need to increment the counter *inside* that block as well. Otherwise,
$counter will remain 12 and you will go into an infinite loop.
if ($counter == 12) {
$counter++
next;
}
$counter++;
HTH
John
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