Re: Perl Idioms Explained - my $string = do { local $/; <FILEHANDLE> };

[BUU]

What about the 'idiom' my $data = do{local(@ARGV,$/)='file.txt';<>}

[antirice]

Check here (tye solution) for why this may cause problems in some code.

Of course, you could shorten his solution slightly:

my $data= do { local( *ARGV, $/ ) = [ $filename ]; <> };

Globs are such fun. Hope this helps.

antirice    
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