HOW TO MANIPULATE A TEXT FILE IN PERL

[fandaman]

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[Old_Gray_Bear]

One writes a Perl program that does the following:
1. Open the input Text file and check for success
2. Open the output Text file and checks for success
3. Read the input Text file a line at a time
4. Perform your manipulation of the text
5. Write the manipulated line to the output Text file
6. Read the next line of the input Text file. (Hint: use a Looping construct)
7. Close input Text file and check for success
8. Close output Text file and check for success
9. Turn in you homework assignment
10. Profit

[frozenwithjoy]

Not quite sure what it is, but something tells me that you are trying to get people to do your homework assignment.

EDIT: and now it's gone!

[bigj]

The first link of a google search could be a start :-)