note Zaxo <p>It may be useful to restrict the scope of the file handle as well, since slurping is a one pass approach. That may be done with <code>my $string = do { local $/; open local(*FILEHANDLE), 'somefile.txt' or die $!; <FILEHANDLE> };</code> or, better if lexical filehandles are available, <code>my $string = do { local $/; open my $fh, 'somefile.txt' or die $!; <$fh> };</code> since the lexical handle is properly closed when it goes out of scope. Either way ensures no interference with other handles of the same name.</p> <p>After Compline,<br/>Zaxo</p> 287647 287647