Re: Re: File::CounterFile problems and hashes

[cecil36]

in reply to Re: File::CounterFile problems and hashes
in thread File::CounterFile problems and hashes

Another problem.

$counter = File::CounterFile->new("./msgid", "1");
$id = $counter->value();
$filename = "pagemsg".$id;

I get a "Bad counter magic" error when the value is accessed. Am I accessing the counter file properly?

[particle]

i'm having trouble installing File::CounterFile. 'nmake test' is barfing badly on perl 5.6.1 build 626 for MSWin32. i get a 'bad counter magic' error from 't/basic.t'. until this is resolved, i can't help you debug File::CounterFile any more. perhaps i'll get a chance to look at the module later this week.

~Particle *accelerates*

[broquaint]

According to the File::CounterFile code unless the first line of the counter file is #COUNTER-1.0 you'll get the Bad counter magic error. Was the counter file created by File::CounterFile? If not remove the existing file and let the module do the rest.
HTH

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