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This code opens the data file:
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<CODE>
# open the listing file<BR>
unless ( open(MYDATA, "data.txt") )<BR>
{die "couldn't open data file\n"}
</CODE>
This code opens the data file:
# open the listing file
unless ( open(MYDATA, "data.txt") )
{die "couldn't open data file\n"}
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