Re: Not understanding this behavior

[Jeff Weisberg <jaw+phlpm@tcp4me.com>]

  > 	foreach $line (@template) {
  > 	    $line =~ s/ZCITY/$city/ ;
  > 	    $line =~ s/ZSTATE/$state/ ;
  > 	    $line =~ s/ZZIP/$zip/ ;
  > 	    printf OF $line ;
  > 	}

the 'for' aliases $line to the elements of the template,
it does not copy them. the s/// modifies the template.

change this to:

  > 	foreach $line (@template) {
  >       print STDERR $line;
  >       [...]

now see the problem?

	--jeff
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