Re: output from cgi

First, close STDOUT and then reopen it. Totally untested code:

close STDOUT;
open STDOUT, ">file.txt";
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Re: Re: output from cgi by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jan 08, 2002 at 21:14 UTC
If you need to do this in a module or a larger program, you can localize the filehandle glob, or use the two-argument select. This is handy to avoid spooky action at a distance: `open(OUT, ">firstout.txt") or die "1: $!\n"; print OUT "First\n"; { local OUT; open(OUT, ">secondout.txt") or die "2: $!\n"; print OUT "Second\n"; } print OUT "Third\n";` [download] Update:* If there's an explicit close, it's also worth checking for an error. Someone on p5p had intermittent test failures (creating temporary files) on a nearly full disk. I rarely check, but know I should.	[reply] [d/l]
Re (3): output from cgi by talexb (Chancellor) on Jan 08, 2002 at 21:48 UTC
If I could suggest: an explicit `close ( OUT );` statement after the print statement, even if going out of scope does close the local `OUT` file handle. --t. alex "Excellent. Release the hounds." -- Monty Burns.	[reply] [d/l] [select]