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Old 09-30-2011
Question delete a file using perl
Hi,

How to delete a file (if exists) using perl script.
I have used following script..
Code:
if ( -e $newfile) {
open (FILE, ">$newfile") || die "Cannot Open File\n";
     print FILE;
close(FILE); 
 }

But it gives me error "Use of uninitialized value in print".

please help.
Thanks in advance


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