(tye)Re: string parsing

DATA is special in that it remains open if your script has an __END__ token or your module has a __DATA__ token. It isn't so special that you can't use it like a regular file handle if you want to.

The above code should work unaltered (as others have already reported).

- tye (but my friends call me "Tye")

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Re: (tye)Re: string parsing by mirod (Canon) on Apr 11, 2001 at 22:00 UTC
You are right! Shame on me! I would have sworn that I saw the script show the behaviour described in the question when using DATA. I guess it's a case where I convinced myself so much that this was the problem that I failed to notice an entire screen worth of <tr>'s and <tr>'s. Pretty impressive I'd say! And I guess I'll have to check things twice from now on! By the way, this is the beauty of Perl Monks, if a bad advice is given it is promptly corrected (without the flames you get on usenet!). Thanks.	[reply]

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Re: (tye)Re: string parsing
by mirod (Canon) on Apr 11, 2001 at 22:00 UTC

You are right! Shame on me! I would have sworn that I saw the script show the behaviour described in the question when using DATA. I guess it's a case where I convinced myself so much that this was the problem that I failed to notice an entire screen worth of <tr>'s and <tr>'s. Pretty impressive I'd say! And I guess I'll have to check things twice from now on!

By the way, this is the beauty of Perl Monks, if a bad advice is given it is promptly corrected (without the flames you get on usenet!). Thanks.

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