Thank you.

What I've got is a file example2.pl that has this in it and nothing else

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "What is your name? ";
$name = <STDIN>;
print "Your name is $name\n";

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I also have a file example1.pl that has this in it and runs exactly as you'd expect

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Hello, there!\n";

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I'm not new to Perl or to programming, but I am having to switch from MacPerl to Perl on the Mac under Unix (Darwin); although, I used to work for Sun Microsystems, so Unix isn't unfamiliar, either.

I thought I'd just learn Perl all over again from the beginning, when I ran up against the inability of the script to stop for the keystokes. What????????

In reply to Re^2: STDIN under MAC OS 10.4.11 by AliceQuint
in thread STDIN under MAC OS 10.4.11 by AliceQuint

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