copying files through modules

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Re: copying files through modules by K_M_McMahon (Hermit) on May 18, 2005 at 06:44 UTC
Hello Pete, welcome to the monastery. Your question is not very clear and you are new here, so let me start with a little advice: Read How do I post a question effectively? AND Writeup Formatting Tips ... these will help you form your questions more effectively. Specifically: Which module are you talking about. by .pl file do you mean your script? Perl scripts do not have to end in `.pl` Any sample code to illustrate the question (i.e. what have you tried?)? use code tags and paste into your question. what is the ultimate goal that you are trying to reach, remember TIMTOWTDI with perl. use strict and warnings. -Kevin `my $a='62696c6c77667269656e6440676d61696c2e636f6d'; while ($a=~m/(^.{2})/s) {print unpack('A',pack('H*',"$1"));$a=~s/^.{2}//s;}` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: copying files through modules by peeeeeeeeeeete (Initiate) on May 19, 2005 at 01:58 UTC
hi Guys, Sorry abt my previous post. basically what i want to do is write a module that contains a function that returns an open filehandle at the begining of a file which i want to copy to a location specified in my local script. i'm not sure how to return a filehandle. i also dont know how i can accept a filehandle in the script. i tried this but it wouldn't work coz i use strict. copy.txt is the filename which i want to save it as. open OUTF, '>copy.txt; OUTF = MyModule::Myfunction; thanks for the help	[reply]
Re^3: copying files through modules by davido (Cardinal) on May 19, 2005 at 02:29 UTC
Would it be possible to, instead of describing a problem, actually demonstrate the code you're having trouble with? Not all 1000 lines, mind you. Create a 20-line (or less) snippet that isolates and illustrates your question. I'm starting to see what you're asking, but when you start saying things like "i also don't know how i can accept a filehandle in the script", that could have several meanings. Dave	[reply]
Re^4: copying files through modules by peeeeeeeeeeete (Initiate) on May 19, 2005 at 05:19 UTC
Re^5: copying files through modules by davido (Cardinal) on May 19, 2005 at 05:30 UTC
Re: copying files through modules by Thilosophy (Curate) on May 18, 2005 at 06:45 UTC
I do not really understand most of your question, can you explain what you mean by "accept a module"? If all you are trying to do is copy a file from one disk location to another, you could use the File::Copy module which is included in the Perl base distribution: `use File::Copy; copy("file1","file2") or die "Copy failed: $!";` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: copying files through modules by thcsoft (Monk) on May 18, 2005 at 08:15 UTC
you will probably find the answers you're looking for in: `perldoc perlsub perldoc perlref perldoc perltoot` [download] language is a virus from outer space.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: copying files through modules by holli (Abbot) on May 18, 2005 at 06:44 UTC
Boy, you mind telling us which module you talk about? holli, /regexed monk/	[reply] [d/l]