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How can we define NULL values in perl ? for instance if I wanted to assign a NULL value for a variable called "$x= , how would it be in the code ?
Thank you
Luke

I want to ask whats difference between usage of "local" and "local our"
Here is example code:
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;

 Does anyone know how to handle ignore case(i) and single line(s) on a
regular expression.
Thanks  and Regards,
Manasi Bopardikar|s/w Engineer|Persistent SystemsLtd

I'm adapting a Perl script using MySQL connectivity, and have to compare
a variable, e.g. $myvar, with the value NULL from the database. In
MySQL, I have to use the query 'where myvar is null', which works great.
But when I try this in Perl, like 'if ($myvar == null)' or 'if ...

This message:
http://www.mail-archive.com/beginners%40perl.org/msg95274.html
was considered spam by some mail service.
Who is the moron who uses that kind of spam prevention service on an

I have created a Perl library that I want to use with my programs (via require). However the Perl library should be placed at a sub-folder of the working directory (the place where the program runs).
For example:
/my/custom/path/ is the location of the program.

Hi dear Perl list:
I would like to thank you for all the support I have received from you
in my last couple of questions.
But here is another question:

Are any of these calls deprecated or not recommended?
If so, what is recommended regardless of context.
sysopen INFILE, \"/dev/vpathXXX\", 0; \$i=0; sysseek(INFILE, 0, 0); while(sysread INFILE, \$buf, 1) {sysseek(INFILE,268435456,1);
thank you!

I have attempted to unsubscribe from this list appx 20 times over the past year.  I would appreciate it if the owner or mods of this list would unsubscribe me, please.
Thank you.

I begrudgingly use a Windows SharePoint server at a customer's request.
I'd like to automate (command-line) updating and creating documents,
lists, etc.
Is there a Unix tool that does this?

Hello Gurus,
I'm using following code snipet to catch SIGSEV signal.
local $SIG{SEGV} = \&seg_handler;
sub seg_handler

I am storing IP in to a varable ,  $ip="172.22.8.10 \-";
but i wanted to filter out only the ip . how can i do that ? please help
Thank you
Luke

Somehow I screwed up my `Perl` and have no idea how to get out of this
mess. I attempt to run a program and get the following:
@naiad ~/workspace/aestTest] ./aestTest --CbcDec
Can't locate Mac/Files.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /opt/local/lib/

I want to know how to get the count of number of rows returned in delete /
update sql in Perl DBI ?
I have ready some articles on the internet and it states that the "execute"
function returns the number of rows affected though it's not confirmed to

I was trying to use Expect.pm but it was just too hard for me to capture
remote machine's output via below..
#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;