Re^3: Filtering very large files using Tie::File

I just thought that wouldn't work for this purpose without sorting the file alphabetically first.

That makes no sense. If you can't do it by reading the file a line at a time using <>, what makes you think you can do it by reading the file a line at a time using Tie::File. Conversely, if you can do it by reading a line at a time using Tie::File, you can do it by reading a line at a time using <>.

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Re^4: Filtering very large files using Tie::File by elef (Friar) on Nov 27, 2010 at 22:18 UTC
Because Tie::File doesn't go line by line, for example? Not that it has any importance at this point.	[reply]
Re^5: Filtering very large files using Tie::File by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 27, 2010 at 22:36 UTC
Quite the contrary. I'm trying to explain that your logic for picking Tie::File was wrong. If you don't realise this, you're likely to make that mistake again. `sort` requires the whole array regardless of how you read the file, so changing the way you read the file is not the solution.	[reply] [d/l]