FileHandle Select Problem?

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

I've been tracking down a problem in the following code:

my(%conscols2)=%{pop(@_)};
open(FILEHANDLE,">>filename");
select(FILEHANDLE);

@cons_block=keys(%conscols2);
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The problem is that with the select in the code the array @cons_block ends up with nothing in it. If I remove the select line all is well and @cons_block contains the keys for %conscols2. Any wisdom on why this is happening would be greatly appreciated

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Re: FileHandle Select Problem? by danboo (Beadle) on Apr 16, 2002 at 15:51 UTC
My guess would be that your doing: `print @cons_block;` [download] and not seeing anything since it's actually doing: `print FILEHANDLE @cons_block;` [download] Remember that print defaults to STDOUT because it is the default selected filehandle. To get around this, be specific: `print STDOUT @cons_block;` [download] If it's not the case, perhaps you can share more of the code you use to test the data in @cons_block. - danboo	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: FileHandle Select Problem? by keithbas (Initiate) on Apr 16, 2002 at 17:56 UTC
Stupid..Stupid...Stupid... That was it. Thanks a lot danboo!	[reply]