in reply to File::CounterFile problems and hashes

you should be locking and unlocking the File::CounterFile object, not the class.

## File::CounterFile->lock();
## should be
$counter->lock();

$counter->inc;

## File::CounterFIle->unlock();
## should be
$counter->unlock();

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i haven't tested, but this looks like the likely problem. the error message stems from the fact that a File::CounterFile object is a blessed hash reference, so perl is trying to use the string 'File::CounterFlie' as a reference to the object (a hash reference.)

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Re: Re: File::CounterFile problems and hashes
by cecil36 (Pilgrim) on Oct 24, 2002 at 12:57 UTC
    Another problem. 
    $counter = File::CounterFile->new("./msgid", "1");
$id = $counter->value();
$filename = "pagemsg".$id;

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    I get a "Bad counter magic" error when the value is accessed. Am I accessing the counter file properly?
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      According to the File::CounterFile code unless the first line of the counter file is #COUNTER-1.0 you'll get the Bad counter magic error. Was the counter file created by File::CounterFile? If not remove the existing file and let the module do the rest.
      HTH

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      i'm having trouble installing File::CounterFile. 'nmake test' is barfing badly on perl 5.6.1 build 626 for MSWin32. i get a 'bad counter magic' error from 't/basic.t'. until this is resolved, i can't help you debug File::CounterFile any more. perhaps i'll get a chance to look at the module later this week.

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