shifting data to the beginning of an array

drock has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have this code


## Set pragma

use strict;

## Declare array, set scaler, read in file then

my @ejectapes = qw(/usr/local/bin/perld/lvimgGH_ms0_tapes.orig);
#($^I, @ARGV) = ('.bak', @ejectapes);

open (FILE, "< @ejectapes") or die "cannot open @ejectapes: $!";
while (<FILE>) {
        chomp;
        print "$_ " if 1 .. 40;
        shift (@ejectapes, "eject 0,0,0");
}
#s/(^E+)/eject\t0,0,0 \t$1/
#my $foo = "eject 0,0,0";
#my $a = shift(@ejectapes, $foo);
close FILE;
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what I want is from this output which looks like this: ere34 ere44 ddf344 rerd34 I want it to look like this on one line with spaces: eject 0,0,0 ere34 ere44 ddf344 rerd34

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Re: shifting data to the beginning of an array by Roy Johnson (Monsignor) on Jun 16, 2004 at 19:10 UTC
`unshift` instead of `shift`. We're not really tightening our belts, it just feels that way because we're getting fatter.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: shifting data to the beginning of an array by davido (Cardinal) on Jun 16, 2004 at 18:54 UTC
One issue is that you're interpolating an array into a string and trying to use the results as a filename to open. If you intend to open multiple files, one after another, you should wrap your `open.... while....` stuff in a foreach block that iterates over the filenames held in @ejectapes. Also, why are you setting @ARGV but then not using the magical properties of the <> operator? What exactly are you trying to do... maybe we can help you come up with a Perlish solution. Dave	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: shifting data to the beginning of an array by drock (Beadle) on Jun 16, 2004 at 18:57 UTC
Dave, this is test code so let me explain... all I want it to do is insert the eject 0,0,0 string one time after the 40 lines are printed on one line, like so: eject 0,0,0 434 343 343 4232 2424 thanks!	[reply]