in reply to Re^4: reading and working with grow.out files
in thread reading and working with grow.out files

The messages you receive tell exactly what's wrong:

Global symbol "$count" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 
+14.
Global symbol "$first" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 
+15.
Global symbol "$first" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 
+16.
syntax error at test.pl line 16, near ");"
Global symbol "$sum" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 18
+.
Global symbol "$count" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 
+21.
Global symbol "$sum" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 22
+.

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Define $count, $first and $sum, like the other variables in your script. For example, add the following line in the appropriate place:

my ($count, $first, $sum);

Next, No semi colon required here:

if ($first=='H');
{

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Should be:

if ($first=='H')
{

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I suggest spending some time working on the basics:

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Re^6: reading and working with grow.out files
by rmgzsm9 (Novice) on Apr 29, 2012 at 15:02 UTC

    Thanks. It worked. Not exactly I wanted, but it worked

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      Telling you how to fix the code you provided wasn't exactly what you wanted, or your code doesn't do what you want?

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        No you got me wrong. I said your suggestions worked. Thank you. But the code was still not upto the mark I originally wanted it to be. I still have to amend it further. Also, the links you gave me were helpful. thanks again. But I didn't mean to offend you. Why would I do that? You helped me. I am thankful for that.

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