Can someone show me some head-ups on how to generate an output like this?
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
print <<'__xxx__';
Item            Availability   Broken    Newly_order     Total_Stock  
Laptop_Monitor       10           2         15             (10-2+15)
Laptop_Bag           25           1         20             (25-1+20)
Office_Chair         20           1         10             (20-1+10)
__xxx__

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Or did you want to generate that output from any input?

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I am new to Perl and this is the first assignment that I get.

Well, start with perlintro and the notes you made before the assignment.

How would you solve this problem in another language, like C or Java? Write that down, then convert it to Perl.

If you are new to programming, imagine you had an incredible stupid, but diligent assistent. How would you explain the job to him, in baby steps and simple language? ("Open the first file. Read a line from the first file. ...") From there, translating to Perl, C, Java or most other computer languages is quite easy.

Alexander

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In reply to Re: How to combine these two files? by afoken
in thread How to combine these two files? by chaney123

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