Re: How to use __DATA__ efficiently, help!

my $data = '';  # set to the empty string
do{ $data = $data . $_ } while (<DATA>);

Always initialize your variables.

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Re^2: How to use __DATA__ efficiently, help! by Anonyrnous Monk (Hermit) on Feb 09, 2011 at 20:10 UTC
Actually, that wouldn't help here, as it's not the undefined `$data` that Perl is complaining about, but the undefined `$_`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]