Try this:
#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; # create data structure my $LOG = {}; $LOG->{A} = []; # $LOG->{A}[0] is the same as $LOG->{A}->[0] # is the same as $$LOG{A}->[0] # create anonymous file handle $LOG->{A}[0] = do { local *FH }; # open file for writing, assign to anon file handle open($LOG->{A}[0], ">dummy.txt") || die "Unable to open test file."; # unable to print directly to the pointer, so we select it instead select($LOG->{A}[0]); print <<EOF; This is a test of the anonymous file handle procedure. Were this an actual, real-life procedure, instructions would follow this message. EOF # we're done, go ahead and close the sucker close($LOG->{A}[0]);

Ya with me? :)


In reply to (an example) Re (4): Storing filehandles in non-scalar datastructures by mwp
in thread Storing filehandles in non-scalar datastructures by Anonymous Monk

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