Phoenix.pm: Code problem

[Giffin Ron-P08295]

The grave quotes are used to return the value from the
commands executed inside them.  I don't think the list
is null.  Just that the file seems to have 0 size when
the wc is executed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Beaves at aol.com [mailto:Beaves at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 3:38 PM
To: phoenix-pm-list at happyfunball.pm.org
Subject: Re: Phoenix.pm: Code problem


First, (so that I might learn something as well)  what is it that you are 
trying to do, and more specifically, what is the reason for the two
backticks?

My best guess is that the right side of the expression is returning a null 
list.  If guess is correct, then the scalar value on the left will always be

zero. (the number of elements in the null list)

But of course, this is only just a guess.  And it probably does not help
that 
much to boot...

Tim