File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine

fletcher_the_dog has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi all, I have a script that slurps in some files, does stuff to them, and writes them out again using a standard slurping idiom (yes I know it is generally better to read in a line at a time, that is not the point of the post):

sub EditFile{
  my $file = shift;
  open INFILE,$file;
  my $text = do{local $/;<INFILE>};
  close INFILE;
  # edit text
  open OUTFILE,">$file";
  print OUTFILE $text;
  close OUTFILE;  
}
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My problem is that some of these files have a "^Z" or "^A" character in the middle of them. When I slurp these files, the slurp stops at the "^Z" or the "^A", and I lose half the file. How do I get around this? Thanks!

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Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Sep 17, 2003 at 15:09 UTC
binmode After Compline, Zaxo	[reply]
Re: Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by fletcher_the_dog (Friar) on Sep 17, 2003 at 15:40 UTC
Is binmode the same as using the pragma `use open IN=>":RAW";`? I ask because I tried this pragma and it did not work.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Sep 17, 2003 at 15:52 UTC
Yes, but it's spelled `':raw'`. A third way (in recent perl) is to attach the discipline to the mode argument of open, `open INPUT, '<:raw', '/path/to/whatever.dat' or die $!;` After Compline, Zaxo	[reply] [d/l]
Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by jmcnamara (Monsignor) on Sep 17, 2003 at 15:10 UTC
binmode the filehandle: `... open INFILE, $file or die "Add warning here: $!"; binmode INFILE; ...` [download] -- John.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by tcf22 (Priest) on Sep 17, 2003 at 15:35 UTC
You could always use `read()` instead of using <> to slurp in the whole file. I normally use that when dealing with files that contain binary data. `sub EditFile{ my $file = shift; open INFILE,$file; binmode INFILE; my ($buffer, $text); while(read(INFILE, $text, 4096, length($text))){} #Alternative Read method #while(read(INFILE, $buffer, 4096)){ # $text .= $buffer; #} ## close INFILE; # edit text open OUTFILE,">$file"; binmode OUTFILE; print OUTFILE $text; close OUTFILE; }` [download] - Tom	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by jdtoronto (Prior) on Sep 17, 2003 at 15:12 UTC
I don't often do that now, but, I think what you need to do is binmode the handle: binmode HANDLE; there is also a raw option. I understand that the behaviour of this changed in 5.6.1 so you should consult perlfunc in your current manual set. jdtoronto	[reply]
Re: File Slurping Problem in Win32 machine by tachyon (Chancellor) on Sep 18, 2003 at 04:42 UTC
I know it is generally better to read in a line at a time Depends on you point of view. If memory is an issue it is better. If speed it the issue it is not. As is often the case you can spend Memory and gain speed. Often a lot of speed - Re: Performance Question cheers tachyon s&&rsenoyhcatreve&&&s&n.+t&"$'$`$\"$\&"&ee&&y&srve&&d&&print	[reply]


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