I "think" I am closing the filehandle after I create the STEP2 file, but before I access the second time for reading.

At least I think I am.

Here is a shortened version of the code:

########################
# OPEN THE STEP 1 FILE #
########################
foreach (@files) {
    chdir($dir1);
    ## Verify Files exist
    die "File: $_ does not exist. \n $!"
       unless -e ;
    ## Verify Files are read/writable
    die "File: $_ isn't read or writable \n $!"
        unless ((-r $_ ) && (-w $_ ));
    
    ### Open the file
    open (FILE, "<", $_ ) or die "Cannot open the file $! \n";
    select((select(FILE), $/ = undef)[0]);
    
    my @array_contents = <FILE>;
    
    close (FILE) or die $!;;

## DO SOME STUFF
##########################
# CREATE THE STEP 2 FILE #
##########################
    chdir($dir2);
    $outputfile = "STEP2_" . $_;
    open(OUTFILE, ">" , $outputfile) or die $!;     
    print OUTFILE $contents;
    close OUTFILE or die $!;
    

        
};


##########################
# ACCESS THE STEP 2 FILE #
##########################

chdir($dir2);
open (SFCOMMENTS, "<STEP2_CaseComment.csv") or die "Cannot open Salesf
+orce Comments file $! \n";
        $count = 0;
        while (<SFCOMMENTS>) {
            print "Count is: $count \n";
            $count ++;
        }
close SFCOMMENTS or die $!;

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In reply to Re^2: Opening a File Twice by Jamin
in thread Opening a File Twice by Jamin

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