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just as an example, how would you do it differently if i might ask? :)
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Re^3: foreach loop and creating files with "$_"
by wjw (Priest) on Jul 22, 2014 at 04:35 UTC
    my $file = "file"; my $temp = "temp"; foreach (1..5){ open $file, '>', "$temp" . "$_"; print $file "THIS IS DATA"; }
    or
    my $file = "file"; my $temp = "temp"; foreach my $end (1..5) { open $file, '>', "$temp" . "$end"; print $file "THIS IS DATA"; }
    (not tested)

    Personal preference only...

    ...the majority is always wrong, and always the last to know about it...

    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results...

    A solution is nothing more than a clearly stated problem...otherwise, the problem is not a problem, it is a facct

Re^3: foreach loop and creating files with "$_" (path tiny spew)
by Anonymous Monk on Jul 22, 2014 at 19:38 UTC

    First with $_ then without

    use Path::Tiny qw/ cwd path tempfile /; ## in cwd path( "temp$_" )->spew("THIS IS DATA") for 1 .. 5; ## in $TMP directory tempfile( 'tempjamesXXXX' )->spew("THIS IS DATA") for 1 .. 5;