I need to write a script that does this:

1. Reads input from a database into a file
2. Accepts input from user
3. Writes input to a file
4. Accepts more input.

Here is an example.
@colors = qw(pink yellow blue green);

open(COLORS, ">>colors.txt");
foreach $color (@colors){
    print COLORS "$color\n";
    print "sending $color to File\n";
}
close(COLORS);

while (<STDIN>){
    chomp;
    print COLORS $_;
    if ($_ eq "quit"){exit}
    }

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The problem lies when the program is getting input from the user. If for some reason the program ends improperly all the input the user has entered will just dissappear.

Maybe I'm missing something very simple. But how can I write directly to the file after each input, without having to open and close the file each time?

In reply to how do I write directly to a file by Fathersuperior

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