how to create a file..?

Hi,

how do i write to create a new file(html extension)?

thanks in advance
adam

hi startrader,

its simple to create a new file.
first decide where u want to create file.

you can try something like


this code will give u file handle named FILE and you can use it to write in to that file and other stuff.

simple enough ??
right ?
best of luck,

jd

p.s: specifyin path is not compulsory but in that case file will be created in current directory of script.

hmmm i feel like an idiot.....
im trying to create some files on my server,but it doesnt create anyone? Weird...

I tested
$name = 'first.html';
open(FILE,">$name");
close(FILE);

and

$name = 'first.html';
fopen(FILE,">$name");
close(FILE);

but it didnt create any file ?

now its working , i didnt chmod the directory before (777) what a newbie iam

hi star,

fine..so u found whats goin wrong hard way..
better method is to use Perl only to report u the probs.
see whenever u have critcal functions like fopen or connecting to database use error handling.
you can do this.

here || is or operator and if fopen fails then error_handle would be called. [ i hope u have some idea about || operator ]
here trick is $! . it is a perl langauge variable which holds info about what error occured last.
so that u know where u have prob.
right ??
so try to use this, it has helped me a great deal in debugging,
best of luck to u too,
jd