How to convert from a filehandle to a string?

[Bryan]

Hi,

I have a filehandle, $file.

I can do something like this:
while (<$file>) {
print $_;
# or
$string .= $_;
}

But is there a way to stuff the whole file to a string in one shot? I
tried:
$string = <$file>;

But no dice.

Thanks,
B

 

[Michele Dondi]

Subject: How to convert from a filehandle to a string?

This doesn't make sense.

I have a filehandle, $file.

I can do something like this:
while (<$file>) {
print $_;
# or
$string .= $_;
}

But is there a way to stuff the whole file to a string in one shot? I
tried:
$string = <$file>;

Read about $/ in

perldoc perlvar

or resort to Uri's File::Slurp.


Michele

 

[charley]

Hi,

I have a filehandle, $file.

I can do something like this:
while (<$file>) {
print $_;
# or
$string .= $_;

}

But is there a way to stuff the whole file to a string in one shot? I
tried:
$string = <$file>;

But no dice.

Thanks,
B

In addition to the info you'll find in perlvar, you can also read
about what you want to do in:
http://perldoc.perl.org/perlfaq5.ht...entire-file-all-at-once?-slurp-file,-slurping

Chris