Re: [MacPerl] Reading line by line into array variable?!

[bwilkinson@pindar.co.uk (Bob Wilkinson)]

>I'm trying to get a script to read line-by-line text from a file into a
>variable..  say  @LineInfo
>
>I then split that  @LineInfo  variable into ..  uh.  let's say  @LineData
>
>I can get the @LineInfo -> @LineData split ok, but the file -> @LineInfo I
>can't get.  Do I have to basically do a "while <INPUT>" and put THAT info
>into a variable ($LineInfo[1], $LineInfo[2], $LineInfo[3]  etc) or is
>there an easier way?!!?  please tell me there is..  heehehe  :)
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>-Tim-
>
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Hello,
      I think you need 

        @LineInfo = <INPUT>;

        which will put all of the file, referenced by the handle INPUT into the
list @LineInfo, which you can manipulate.

Bob

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