Get options query

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I need to give an IP value as an option,if I give the IP as 'i' or 's',I am getting an error.Can anyone advise how can pass an IP(for example 10.34.34.456)

GetOptions (\%options, 'IP=i')
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Re: Get options query by wind (Priest) on Apr 29, 2011 at 04:00 UTC
From Getopt::Long: `use Getopt::Long; GetOptions( 'ip=s' => \my $ip, ); print $ip;` [download] Note, pass your parameter like one of the following: `perl yourscript.pl --ip=192.168.0.1 perl yourscript.pl --ip 192.168.0.1` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Get options query by toolic (Bishop) on Apr 29, 2011 at 12:37 UTC
You should show the error message you are getting, as well as the exact command line you are using. I have no problem when I use 's' to denote a string (Getopt::Long): `use warnings; use strict; use Getopt::Long; my %options; GetOptions (\%options, 'IP=s'); print "$options{IP}\n" if exists $options{IP};` [download] Here are some sample command lines: `$ 901916.pl $ $ 901916.pl -IP 10.34.34.456 10.34.34.456 $ $ 901916.pl -ip 10.34.34.456 10.34.34.456 $ $ 901916.pl -I 10.34.34.456 10.34.34.456 $` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]