Re: Text strangeness after using SMB to get a file

Since you mention SMB, I am assuming the files come from a Windows machine of some sort. Chances are that the files have DOS line endings, but your script is running on Solaris, which is assuming *nix line endings. Try running the file through a dos2unix utility to change the line endings first.

Comment on Re: Text strangeness after using SMB to get a file

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: Text strangeness after using SMB to get a file by ghenry (Vicar) on Sep 10, 2005 at 14:27 UTC
Or you could just use: `perl -i.bak -pe 's/\r\n/\n/' *` Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Text strangeness after using SMB to get a file by jimbus (Friar) on Sep 11, 2005 at 02:41 UTC
So instead of: `chomp($csvLine);` I could do: `$csvLine =~ s/\r\n//;` ? Never moon a werewolf!	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Text strangeness after using SMB to get a file by ghenry (Vicar) on Sep 11, 2005 at 06:51 UTC
If you know it's always in DOS format. Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply]