Thanks for the advice...

I actually tried to do this (using read() instead of $/, but I don't think it will do basically the same). It works, but the problem, then, is time. I am processing the file in real time, and it was taking ages (literally!) to read that 380+Mb long line...

Better explained: a process inserts lines into a file, and I am processing it. Somehow, it inserts a 380+Mb long line, and I want to skip it, and wait for the next... Maybe going really low level and playing with IPC would do the trick... I gotta go now, but will think on it tomorrow...

Conclusion: the method works, but it's too slow... I need a way to skip the line completely, and wait for a new line to be inserted into the file. (I wanna croak my $brain)

Thanks for your help, fellow monks!

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In reply to Re^2: Reading files, skipping very long lines... by Excalibor
in thread Reading files, skipping very long lines... by Excalibor

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