in reply to "Updating" files.

while( <myinfo.txt> )

You can't specify filename here! You should open file first and then use handle inside <>.

Update: or alternatively you can specify filename in command line and use just while(<>)

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Re^2: "Updating" files.
by neutron (Sexton) on Jan 25, 2009 at 20:57 UTC
    I just tried the following and still no dice ...

    open ZIP, ">myinfo.txt";
$^I = "myinfo.txt.bak";

while( <> ) {
    s/^Author:.*/Author: Johnny5/;
    s/^Phone:.*\n//;
    print;
}

close ZIP;

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      while(<ZIP>)

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      neutron:

      Perhaps it would help if you would (a) Open the file in read mode, and (b) use your file handle!

      ...roboticus
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