Re^2: syntax error at labmonkey.pl line 1, at EOF

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Re^3: syntax error at labmonkey.pl line 1, at EOF by Fletch (Bishop) on Mar 04, 2008 at 18:47 UTC
Eeww. Consider getting a real code editor (or learn a NIX standard such as vim or emacs). XCode's builtin editor also would be a step up (presuming you have the OS X development tools installed). And as a comment to your original program, you might consider using the OS' `units` program which already has a fairly good knowledge of conversions rather than reinventing the wheel piecemeal yourself. `$ units kilograms grams 1000 / 0.001 $ units feet kilometers * 0.0003048 / 3280.8399` [download] (Those two lines are what you multiply the later by to get the former and what you divide the former by to get the later) Update: Duuur. Strike that, reverse it; as is noted below. Been so long since I've used it I forgot how it works. (At least I remembered it was there . . . :) The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: syntax error at labmonkey.pl line 1, at EOF by Tanktalus (Canon) on Mar 04, 2008 at 20:31 UTC
Your parenthetical statement is backwards, methinks. ;-) If you have 1 kilogram, you "* 1000" to get grams. Similarly, you can "/ 0.001" to get grams (same as "* 1000") The exact nature of the two outputs is a bit convoluted - the man page goes in to a LOT more detail.	[reply]
Re^3: syntax error at labmonkey.pl line 1, at EOF by apl (Monsignor) on Mar 04, 2008 at 18:43 UTC
I can run your script once I've added `#!/usr/local/bin/perl` as the first line (because I'm using Solaris). What exactly is the error you're getting?	[reply] [d/l]