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# 692459.pl
use strict;
use warnings;
{
    local *HANDLE;
    open(HANDLE,">outfile.txt");
    print HANDLE "....";
}
__END__

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# 692459.t

use strict;
use warnings;
use Test::More tests => 4;
my $f = q{outfile.txt};

require_ok(q{692459.pl});
ok(-f $f, q{file exists});
ok(-s $f, q{file's size is non-zero});
cmp_ok(unlink($f), q{==}, 1, q{Delete 1 file});
__END__

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C:\src\perl\perlmonks\692459>prove 692459.t
692459....ok
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=4,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 cusr +  0.00 csys =  0.00 C
+PU)

C:\src\perl\perlmonks\692459>perl -v

This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread

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In reply to Re^2: Implicit closing of files by andreas1234567
in thread Implicit closing of files by rovf

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