Hi, I have the following javascript file for which I am trying to develop a script to make online changes. The problem I can't follow is that when I do the following lines: 
open FILE, "$js" or die $!;
flock (FILE, 1) or die "Can't lock dev.js for reading";
my @all = <FILE>;
close FILE;

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The whole file gets slurped up into $all[0] which prevents me from looping through the array to find the lines I need.

I could presumably split the scalar on new lines, but since I don't understand the reason for it not being split up already I thought I'd hightail it over here and ask.

Thanks for any help given

function init()
{
    menus[0] = new menu(138, "vertical", 14, 132, -2, -2, "#000099", "
+#000099", "Arial", 9, 
        "bold", "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, "rollover:tr
+i.gif:tri.gif", false, true, true, true, 12, true, 4, 4, "black");
    menus[0].addItem("", "", 0, "left", "", 0);
    menus[0].addItem("", "", 22, "left", "", 1);
    menus[0].addItem("", "", 22, "left", "", 2);
    menus[0].addItem("", "", 22, "left", "", 3);

//Sub Menu for 2nd Main Menu Item ("web building"): 
    menus[1] = new menu(165, "vertical", 0, 0, -5, -5, "#000099", "#00
+0099", "Arial", 9, "bold", 
        "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, 62, false, true, fal
+se, true, 6, true, 4, 4, "black");
    menus[1].addItem("banda.htm", "", 22, "left", "100k - 150k", 0);
    menus[1].addItem("bandb.htm", "", 22, "left", "150k - 200k", 0);
    menus[1].addItem("bandc.htm", "", 22, "left", "over 200k", 0);
    menus[1].addItem("#", "", 22, "left", "", 4);
    menus[1].addItem("prty.htm", "NEWWIN", 22, "left", "", 0);

//Sub Menu for 3rd Main Menu Item ("News"):
    menus[2] = new menu(165, "vertical", 0, 0, 0, 0, "#000099", "#0000
+99", "Arial", 9, "bold", "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, "r
+ollover:tri.gif:tri.gif", false, true, false, false, 0, true, 4, 4, "
+black");
    menus[2].addItem("rices.htm", "", 22, "left", "All Prices", 0);
    //menus[2].addItem("#", "", 22, "left", "", 5);

    
//Sub Menu for 4th Main Menu Item ("Search"):
    menus[3] = new menu(165, "vertical", 0, 0, 0, 0, "#000099", "#0000
+99", "Arial", 9, "bold", "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, ">
+>", false, true, false, false, 0, true, 4, 4, "black");
    menus[3].addItem("ntro.htm", "", 22, "left", "Introduction", 0);
    menus[3].addItem("rices.htm", "", 22, "left", "rices", 0);
    //menus[3].addItem("#", "", 22, "left", "", 6);

//Sub Menu for Sub Menu "Sports News":
    menus[4] = new menu(135, "vertical", 0, 0, 0, 0, "#000099", "#0000
+99", "Arial", 9,  "bold", "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, 6
+2, false, true, false, false, 0, true, 4, 4, "black");
    menus[4].addItem("ills.htm", "", 22, "left", "ills", 0);

//Sub Menu for Sub Menu "Sports News":
    menus[5] = new menu(135, "vertical", 0, 0, 0, 0, "#000099", "#0000
+99", "Arial", 9,  "bold", "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, 6
+2, false, true, false, false, 0, true, 4, 4, "black");
    menus[5].addItem("ills.htm", "", 22, "left", "ills", 0);

//Sub Menu for Sub Menu "Sports News":
    menus[6] = new menu(135, "vertical", 0, 0, 0, 0, "#000099", "#0000
+99", "Arial", 9,  "bold", "bold", "#FFCC00", "white", 1, "gray", 2, 6
+2, false, true, false, false, 0, true, 4, 4, "black");
    menus[6].addItem("ills.htm", "", 22, "left", "ills", 0);

}

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2005-03-16 Janitored by Arunbear - added readmore tags, as per Monastery guidelines

In reply to file not being split at new lines by Anonymous Monk

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