Here is the difference between the getopt() method and the getopts() method.

getopt()

C:\>type getopt.pl

use Getopt::Std;
our($opt_p);
getopt('p');
print "Using the getopt() method \$opt_p is ";
print defined $opt_p ? "'$opt_p'" : "undefined";

C:\>perl getopt.pl
Using the getopt() method $opt_p is undefined

C:\>perl getopt.pl -p
Using the getopt() method $opt_p is undefined

C:\>perl getopt.pl -p123
Using the getopt() method $opt_p is '123'

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getopts() with an s!

C:\>type getopts.pl

use Getopt::Std;
our($opt_p);
getopts('p');
print "Using the getopts() method \$opt_p is ";
print defined $opt_p ? "'$opt_p'" : "undefined";

C:\>perl getopts.pl
Using the getopts() method $opt_p is undefined

C:\>perl getopts.pl -p
Using the getopts() method $opt_p is '1'

C:\>perl getopts.pl -p123
Unknown option: 1
Unknown option: 2
Unknown option: 3
Using the getopts() method $opt_p is '1'
C:\>

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cheers

tachyon

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In reply to Re: Getting commandline params by tachyon
in thread Getting commandline params by Amoe

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