Error:Can't locate object method "Open"

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

Hi
How do i fix the below error:

Can't locate object method "Open" via package "IO::Handle" (perhaps yo
+u forgot to load "IO::Handle"?) at C:\Data\Nirmal\perl\clearcase\tt.p
+l line 6.
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#!c:\perl\bin
use strict;

my $file="PCFD\.txt";

Open PFN, "<$file";

my @array = <PFN>;

Close PFN;

foreach (@array) {

    print();

}
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Thank You

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Re: Error:Can't locate object method "Open" by japhy (Canon) on Jun 09, 2006 at 12:39 UTC
Perl's functions are case-sensitive. It's spelled open(). The other function is spelled close(). Jeff `japhy` Pinyan, P.L., P.M., P.O.D, X.S.: Perl, regex, and `perl` hacker How can we ever be the sold short or the cheated, we who for every service have long ago been overpaid? ~~ Meister Eckhart	[reply]
Re^2: Error:Can't locate object method "Open" by Herkum (Parson) on Jun 09, 2006 at 13:16 UTC
The rule is perl syntax is case-sensitive. When it comes to native perl-functions, they are all lower-case. It makes infinitely more sense to me than that horrible camel-hump BS that Java insists on...	[reply]
Re^2: Error:Can't locate object method "Open" by nsheth (Initiate) on Jun 09, 2006 at 12:42 UTC
Thanks a lot....that was fast :)	[reply]
Re: Error:Can't locate object method "Open" by Fletch (Bishop) on Jun 09, 2006 at 12:41 UTC
And a couple of other nits: the three argument form of open is preferred these days always check the return from system calls `open( PFN, "<", $file ) or die "Can't open '$file': $!\n";` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Error:Can't locate object method "Open" by roboticus (Chancellor) on Jun 09, 2006 at 12:47 UTC
nsheth: I see other monks have already answered your question. But you might want to update your question and add <code> tags around the code to make it simpler to read your question. (In common parlance, "Aaargh! My eyes!")</joke> --roboticus	[reply]