Phoenix.pm: I can't figure it out

Doug and Julie Miles dmiles at primenet.com
Fri May 7 14:22:40 CDT 1999


At 12:01 PM 5/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
>At 10:55 AM 5/7/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>I am trying to get a friend interested in perl, and have been trying to
>>give him a small script that is close to something he wants to do.  The
>>idea is that he can modify it to do exactly what he wants, and thereby
>>learn some perl.  The problem is that I can't get it to work.  He is a C
>>programmer, so I took a script from the cookbook, and I've been 'C'ifing
>>it.  The problem is that the original version works, but mine doesn't.  I
>>was wondering if any of you can tell me why.  Its probably something
>>stupid, but right now I don't see what it is.  Both scripts are supposed to
>>recurse directories provided on the command line, and find the largest
>>file.  I'm doing this in Winbloze 95.  perl -v says:
>>
>
>First of all, use Linux, not Windows.  Second of all, tell your friend
>about what really makes perl cool:

He needs it for is Windows PC at work.  I do use Linux. :)

>  1:  hash tables (associative arrays), built into the core syntax of
>      the language, as easy to use as arrays!
>
>  2:  complete powerful regular expression pattern matching language,
>      built into the core syntax of the language.
>
>  3:  disappearing $_
>
>  4:  multi-paradigm.

He already knows about these cool things.  I just wanted to give him a
small project to get him started.  Thanks for the response!

Doug and Julie Miles



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