Ok .. I have been requested to provide more info ... here is the first part of my program ... 
#!/home/freetool/bin/perl5

open(CLI,"datablitz_dump") or die "datablitz_dump not found\n";

$iline = 0;

while(<CLI>)
  {
  if (/^Dn:/)
    {
    $iline++;
    #   ($dn1)= $_ =~ /^Dn: \w+ (\w+ = \d+)/;
    $trav=$_;
    $nbwd = ($trav =~ s/(\w+\s+=\s+\d+)//g);
    $trav=$_;
    $trav=~ s/Dn: //;
    $walknbwd[$iline][0] = $nbwd;
    for ($i=1;$i<=$nbwd;$i++)
      {
#      ($bid,$dns[$i-1]) = ($trav =~ /(\w+\s+(\w+\s+=\s+\d+),*\s*){$i}
+/);
      ($bid1,$bid2,$walkdns[$iline][$i-1],$walkdnval[$iline][$i-1]) = 
+($trav =~ /(\w+\s+((\w+)\s+=\s+(\d+)),*\s*){$i}/);
      }

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I get the following syntax error during compliation 
perlprog[3]: syntax error at line 3: '(' unexpected

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If I replace line 3 with open CLI, "database_dump"; I get the following errors during compliation 
perlprog[3]: open: not found
perlprog[5]: =: not found
perlprog[7]: syntax error at line 7: ')' unexpected

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I know this works in theory but I can't seem to run it on my machine ... my machine is the problem I think but I don't know why ...

Ta

Rich

In reply to Beginner needs more help by richmusk
in thread Syntax Error Messages (was: Beginner needs help (in more ways than one !)) by richmusk

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