Re: open my $fh, MODE, FILE vs. open my $fh, "MODE FILE"

open FH, MODE, FILE form is prefered, as long as you can guarentee the use of perl 5.6 or higher. That mode will make it a lot harder to accidentally open up a file the wrong mode (either due to a mis-typed filename or bad user input).

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Re: Re: open my $fh, MODE, FILE vs. open my $fh, "MODE FILE" by jweed (Chaplain) on Feb 03, 2004 at 00:53 UTC
To clarify, modules and scripts for which backwards compatablilty with previous perls is required shoud refrain from using the three arg form. Just FYI. Code is (almost) always untested. http://www.justicepoetic.net/	[reply]