perl script output cannot pipe to file
 

I have a strange problem. My perl script produces the output when I run from the command line but when I pipe it to a file, it just hangs. ie. no output to the file at all.

Additional info: There is one subroutine which does an ldap lookup, then passes the result via a 'return', then I 'print' the variable. This is all done in a while loop processing a list from a file.

Any pointers?

Thanks & Regards,

Hi,

Without the actual code it is a bit hard to guess what could be wrong.

One thing that does come to mind: Could it be that you are encountering perl's buffered output? Have a look here: Suffering from Buffering?

Hope this helps.

Thanks Druuna,

Thats a real interesting article about buffering in perl.

I ended up using the statement right after I open the file. I thought it was was the easiest to implement after also reading this.

Thanks & Regards

You're welcome :)