Since I don't want to do your script writing for you from start to finish, I'll just ask, what are you specifically stuck on?

Is it...

If you're close on something that you just need a little help with we're all here for you. But as mentioned before, don't try to struggle with all this if you're not "there yet". If you're not even close, take a step back, and tackle the more rewarding project of reading "Learning Perl." It's a great book, published by O'Reilly & Associates. You'll recognize it by the Llama on its cover and the light blue book spine. Pretty much everything you're asking is covered in that book. But without a basic understanding of Perl, as taught by a book like that, or by studying the online Tutorials and the Perl POD, you're going to have a difficult time writing the script.


Dave

In reply to Re^5: Comparing files by davido
in thread Comparing files by dannyp

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