On Mar 4, 11:47 am, stufor...@gmail.com (Sf) wrote:
> this is my problem: variable theParent never updates - it always stays
> "1"
>
> if ($ARGV[0] eq ""){
> print STDOUT "Enter the filename and path you wish to use:";
> $nameoffile=;
> }}
>
> $theHL = 1;
> $theParent = "1";
sf wrote:
this is my problem: variable theParent never updates - it always stays
"1"
if ($ARGV[0] eq ""){
if ( @ARGV != 1 ) {
print STDOUT "Enter the filename and path you wish to use:";
$nameoffile=;
chomp $nameoffile;
}
}
You have a } there without
sf wrote:
this is my problem: variable theParent never updates - it always stays
"1"
You have bigger problems than that; for instance your program misses:
use strict;
use warnings;
if ($ARGV[0] eq ""){
print STDOUT "Enter the filename and path you wish to use:";
$nam
