Re: Formating Text Files

Assuming that $Perf in the data file in your example, you can just read @read in scalar context to find the number of elements.

$lines_in_file = @read;

Update: Forgot about counting the header row (thanks bronto). Read below.

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Re: Re: Formating Text Files by bronto (Priest) on Jun 20, 2002 at 15:45 UTC
...minus one (the heading row). So, actually, he could use `$#read` directly, or `--$lines_in_file` ;	[reply] [d/l] [select]