open FH, $file and do { local $/ = undef; $filestr = <FH>; close FH }; :) From: "Webmaster" <webmaster at azwebs.com> > Here's how I read a file into one string, but I think it can be shortened, > if someone knows a trickier trick. > > open FILE, $file; > $filestring = join('', (<FILE>)); > close FILE;