while and last

Hello,

If I only want the data on the first line of a file, can I use "last" to
exit the loop or should I consider another tool?

Thank you,

Kevin

Kevin Viel, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Genetics
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
San Antonio, TX 78227

Kevin Viel wrote:
> Hello,

Hello,

>   If I only want the data on the first line of a file, can I use "last" to
> exit the loop or should I consider another tool?

Don't use a loop at all:

my $data = <FILE>;  # Grap one line from file


John
--
Perl isn't a toolbox, but a small machine shop where you
can special-order certain sorts of tools at low cost and
in short order.                            -- Larry Wall

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W. Krahn [mailto:krahnj@telus.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:39 PM
> To: Perl Beginners
> Subject: Re: while and last

> my $data = <FILE>;  # Grap one line from file

Doh!

Thanks :)


Kevin Viel, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Genetics
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
San Antonio, TX 78227