Re^3: extracting from 1 file and adding to another.

Spot on for that ">" nudge. But I seem to missing the concept of it... I thought using >> was to add on to a file without overwriting. Didnt think it was necessary for the first file write. I still dont have it right but using that method atleast adds a bit more to my file.

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Re^4: extracting from 1 file and adding to another. by reisinge (Hermit) on Oct 19, 2013 at 12:52 UTC
You probably don't want to open the file for each element of the `@emails` list. Well done is better than well said. -- Benjamin Franklin	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: extracting from 1 file and adding to another. by marinersk (Priest) on Oct 19, 2013 at 14:35 UTC
But even if you did want to open the file with each entry, I suspect you would want to close it with each entry, also. `open`and `close`are reciprocal functions; they should be used reciprocally. Of course, that would only enhance the inherent inefficiency of repeatedly opening the same file over and over again. `:-)`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: extracting from 1 file and adding to another. by Corion (Patriarch) on Oct 19, 2013 at 12:49 UTC
What do you mean by "first file write"? Maybe you should really think about (or modify your program to output) how often your output file is opened.	[reply]
Re^5: extracting from 1 file and adding to another. by scripter87 (Novice) on Oct 19, 2013 at 14:28 UTC
As in the first time I execute the program I expected the same data that the print to the screen showed, then if I was to run the program again but using the ">" I would of expected that to overwrite my first executions output.	[reply]