Re^2: Passing variable to if statement

I think OP's original code is fine in this regard. I'd say autodie is helpful for those who know all the things that it does, or e.g. for dropping into legacy scripts that don't do enough error checking. But, as I've discovered, it can also cause problems when it's used, and its bug trackers (1, 2) show I'm not the only one. Don't get me wrong, it's a good recommendation, I just disagree that it's a "best practice" - it's just MTOWTDI.

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Re^3: Passing variable to if statement by Anonymous Monk on Jul 16, 2014 at 21:05 UTC
I think OP's original code is fine in this regard. Whoops, I missed the missing `or die` in the second `open`. Nevermind that sentence.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Passing variable to if statement by PerlSufi (Friar) on Jul 16, 2014 at 21:45 UTC
Agreed, I didn't really mean `use autodie;` was a best practice.. should have clarified and used the `or die` instead :p	[reply] [d/l] [select]