At first glance, let me suggest that you uncomment use strict; and also make sure you use warnings; (You can also use warnings by placing -w at the end of your hashbang line: #!/usr/bin/perl -w).

I know the problem happens when I try to pass the variable from the array to the subroutine.

You are passing a scalar to the subroutine and then assigning that scalar to an array. You are not passing an array to the subroutine. I'll try to explain:

my $url = 'http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/.../1300#J'; # Assigni
+ng that url to the scalar url.

save_file ($url); # Calling the subroutine while passing the scalar $u
+rl

sub save_file { # Initiating sub

     my @game = @_; # Populating an array with all the contents of the
+ arguments that are passed to the subroutine. In this case, just one;
+ $url

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I assume you are going to pass multiple urls to the subroutine. Anyway, continuing on.

Do you know how I can pass the variable from the array into the subroutine with single quotes?

See my above explanation. I am confused as to what you mean here. Could you outline what you are trying to do?

I'm so adjective, I verb nouns!

chomp; # nom nom nom

In reply to Re^3: Anyone know why I can't scrape this page? by Lawliet
in thread Anyone know why I can't scrape this page? by lv211

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