Re: Re: File::CounterFile problems and hashes

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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Re^3: File::CounterFile problems and hashes by particle (Vicar) on Oct 24, 2002 at 13:44 UTC
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. ~Particle accelerates	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: File::CounterFile problems and hashes by broquaint (Abbot) on Oct 24, 2002 at 14:01 UTC
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 `_________ broquaint`	[reply]