Perl

FAQ 4.70 How do I handle binary data correctly?
This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 19 Feb 2007 14:40

Complex calculation of averages
Hello perl gurus, I have the following problem. $x{'63'} = "2006-05-17|2006-11-25|2006-12-04"; $x{'67'} = "2005-04-30|2005-09-21|2006-07-17|2007-02-10"; $x{'71'} = "2006-04-23|2006-10-05|2006-12-27|2007-01-21"; etc. How can I calculate the average number of days between each date for %x for the last 1,... 21 Feb 2007 06:15

Regex confusion
Hi everyone, I'm just starting to use regex to do some pattern matching but the syntax is a little confusing. I'm using some of the on-line regex checkers, but they all fail the following test: regex /\bTest\s*,/i look for Test, (or test, etc.) - result: failure I can't see anything wrong. Can anyone sugge... 19 Feb 2007 22:30

array of hashes
I have got multiple hashes in an array with same keys. And I want to count the total of values with same keys. hash1 score1 20 score2 10 score3 20 hash2 score1 30 score2 20 score3 30 Please note that i have multipl... 19 Feb 2007 09:56

array of hashes
I have got multiple hashes in an array with same keys. And I want to count the total of values with same keys. hash1 score1 20 score2 10 score3 20 hash2 score1 30 score2 20 score3 30 Please note that i have multipl... 19 Feb 2007 12:33

Sending commands to a secondary prompt
Hello, Is there any way to send parameters to a secondary command prompt through perl script. Suppose there is a command XYZ , which when invoked gives another secondary prompt. I want to send command to the secondary prompt and will do the rest of the task after that. e.g c:\XYZ <ENTER> Spec- OS: Win Xp ... 19 Feb 2007 15:11

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behavior of my print function call
I have a hash full of filehandles and a scalar variable containing a line of text, and try to do this: print $fh_hash{$key} $line; which is rejected by the compiler, which says "Scalar found where operator expected" near "} $line". It wants an operator before $line? I tried placing parentheses around $lin... 24 Feb 2007 18:53

FAQ 5.19 How can I lock a file?
This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq5.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 18 Feb 2007 21:17

global variables
if I call a perl function 26 times, are the variables $decode, $flag global variables? I thought they are local variables like methods in Java, once the function returns, $decode , $flag will get destroy. But when i look into komodo debugger they are global variables. How can i use them as local variables... 19 Feb 2007 07:51