Here:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;

print "enter the 1st number: \n";
chomp( my $number1 = <STDIN>);
print "enter 2nd number: \n";
chomp( my $number2 = <STDIN>);

my @list=($number1..$number2);

{
    local $" = "\n";
    open my $fh, '>', "$ENV{HOME}/number_list.txt"
        or die $!;
    print $fh "@list\n";
}
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I've added warnings and strict to help you in future.

thanks, but how could i add a prefix to those numbers? like

something1
something2
something3
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etc., etc.

I like it dirt - instead of

   {
       local $" = "\n";
       open my $fh, '>', "$ENV{HOME}/number_list.txt"
           or die $!;
       print $fh "@list\n";
   }
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use

   my $prefix = "something";
   {
       local $" = "\n$prefix";
       open my $fh, '>', "$ENV{HOME}/number_list.txt"
           or die $!;
       print $fh "$prefix@list\n";
   }
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Of course it's just to show you that you can put whatever separator inside $"; if you want a clean solution, use Zaxo's.

Flavio (perl -e 'print(scalar(reverse("\nti.xittelop\@oivalf")))')

Don't fool yourself.

    print $fh "@{[ map { 'something' . $_ } @list ]}\n";

Added: Or else you could decorate them beforehand: my @list = map { 'something' . $_ } $number1 .. $number2;

After Compline,
Zaxo

print "$_\n" for @list;
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% perl myprog.pl > ~/mylist.txt
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#!/usr/bin/perl
print "enter the START number: \n";
$number1 = <STDIN>;
print "enter END number: \n";
$number2 = <STDIN>;
@list=($number1..$number2);
print "@list\n";

# if the file already exists.
open OUTFILE, ">>/path/to/outfile" or die "Cannot open $!\n";
# if you want to create new file each time the program is executed.
# open OUTFILE, ">/path/to/outfile" or die "Cannot open $!\n";

map { print OUTFILE $_, "\n"; } @list;

close (OUTFILE);
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well it made the list and everything, but instead of the numbers each on a new line, its little squares, and they are all bunched up...i need each number on a new line

Try 'type filename' or 'cat filename', depending on which machine you are on.

EDIT: Oops, I keep forgetting that it's \r instead of \f. Thanks, fishbot_v2. It should be \r\n instead of \n\f as I stated above - though I don't think it matters if the \r comes before or after the \n, since what it does is put the cursor back at the beginning of the current line.

...
for( 1..3 ){
  print "enter the $_{st} number: ";
  {
    chomp(local $_ = <STDIN>);
    push @list, "${prefix}$_";
  }
}
...
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For saving output, you want a function that would ..open..and ..close.. a file. Or maybe just use your shell's redirection.

Can I ask what resources you're using to learn perl?

the o reilley book, but it puts me to sleep, and its usually finding to go on perlmonks...and thank you btw

surfbass wrote: the o reilley book, but it puts me to sleep

Do you mean the llama book, Learning Perl? I encourage you to tank up on your favorite caffiene source and spend two days to work through the book. Do every single exercise. The physical act of writing the necessary code to do the exercises will implant some PerlThink(tm) in your brain. It may be a drag while you're doing it. Once you're done you'll have a foundation that will make your time spent here much more productive and valuable.

Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity