A program like this would usually be run from the command line, and you would specify the input data files as arguments. Take the script and copy it into a new, clean, empty directory. Copy a new data file into the same directory.

Run the following command:

  perl progname datafile.1

Where progname is the name of the program your brother wrote, and datafile.1 is the file to be processed. When the progrom finishes, take a look at the directory and see if any new files have been created. Copy them over to your web space and you're done. You will probably be able to process all the files in one run, by doing something like.

  perl progname data*.*

If you're still stuck, you can paste the program into hrothgar10's scratchpad (just copy+paste into the public scratchpad field) and post a follow-up here saying you have done so.

• another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl

In reply to Re: help with processing some archaeological data needed by grinder
in thread help with processing some archaeological data needed by hrothgar10

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