Re^2: Inserting Text into Files within a Directory

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Re^3: Inserting Text into Files within a Directory by bgreenlee (Friar) on Aug 24, 2004 at 15:15 UTC
Your best bet is to step through your code with the debugger (run it with `perl -d`) and see what the values of $dir and $file are before the call to open. See perldebug if you're unfamiliar with the debugger. Also, you have `use warnings` and `use strict` commented out in your program. Uncomment them and see what happens. -b	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Inserting Text into Files within a Directory by bgreenlee (Friar) on Aug 24, 2004 at 15:34 UTC
First of all, don't ask a new question by editing your previous one and replacing the text. It makes my above reply look completely irrelevant. As for creating a temporary file, there are lots of ways to do it. One that might work for you is to just add an extention on the name of the existing file: `open(NEW,">$dir/$file.new") or die "Can't open $dir/$file.new: $!"` [download] -b	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Inserting Text into Files within a Directory by LF (Initiate) on Aug 24, 2004 at 16:04 UTC
Sorry, I'm new at this..I just updated my entire post again(with new code, etc.). Should I just create a completely new post when updating my questions?	[reply]
Re^5: Inserting Text into Files within a Directory by revdiablo (Prior) on Aug 24, 2004 at 17:05 UTC
Should I just create a completely new post when updating my questions? If the "update" is significantly different from your original question, then yes, it might be a good idea to start a whole new thread. If it's just a minor clarification, a reply will usually work. Either way, it's considered bad form to change a post without (1) leaving the original intact (though sometimes <strike> is used to indicate retracted parts), and (2) clearly indicating an update has occurred. See 'How do I change/delete my post?' for more explanation.	[reply]