Dan Muey wrote:
> Howdt list.
>
> I've never had to work with really big files before( I'm used to tiny
> ones you can slurp in at once) and now I have to process a 180MB text
> file line by line and was wondering the most efficient method to do
> so form within a script not via coommand line.
>
> Would I just do
> open(FH ...) or die $!;
>
> while(<FH>)) { process line }
>
> close(FH);
>
> Or is there a better way?
>
> TIA
>
> Dan
That is it. I don't do 180mb but do process 100k lines and with all I do with
the loop, it still only takes 4 to 5 seconds to do all that processing. Now with 180
MB, it will be longer, but as along as you do only what you need, it should be no
problem.
Wags ;)
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