in reply to read file into scalar
Hi,
perhaps you're doing it just for brevity, but I can't resist pointing out that it's a very bad idea to use flock() with numeric constants (e.g. 1). You should use the Fcntl module and import the flock constants:
use Fcntl qw/:flock/; ... open flock($fh, FLOCK_EX); # or: flock($fh, FLOCK_SH); ...
Aside from being portable, it has the added benefit of being more friendly on the eyes and less demanding to your memory.
Steffen
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