914,
I noticed you are using the -T option for tainting. Is this running as a CGI? In a nutshell, taint is designed to ensure that Perl doesn't do anything externally by using information obtained externally. I don't think this is your problem, but I figured it was worth pointing out.

Ok - so you have done the first step - eliminate the possibility that you have a bad copy of Tie::File by proving that it can work. Now you need to find out what it is about your code that breaks it.

  • Trim out the fat. This includes, but is not limited to removing all print statements and things not related to the problem.
  • Run the script again - if the problem is still there, go back to the first step
  • If the problem goes away - then you have discovered that something you thought was innocuous actually wasn't - you have found your own problem.
  • If you have removed all the fat that you can possibly remove and the problem is still there - post that code - that way we can see exactly what you are seeing

    Cheers - L~R

    In reply to Re: Re: Re: Tie::File strangeness with unshift by Limbic~Region
    in thread Tie::File strangeness with unshift by u914

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