Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v6.01, by Dr. Herong Yang
binmode() - Opening Files for Binary Output
This section describes steps on how to open file for binary output using open(), binmode() and print() functions.
If you want to open a file and write binary data to it, you should use the following functions:
Note that the print() function can be used in both binary mode and text mode. In binary mode, print() will not convert \n to \r\n in Windows system.
Table of Contents
Data Types: Values and Variables
Expressions, Operations and Simple Statements
Name Spaces and Perl Module Files
Hard References - Addresses of Memory Objects
Objects (or References) and Classes (or Packages)
Typeglob and Importing Identifiers from Other Packages
String Built-in Functions and Performance
File Handles and Data Input/Output
binmode() - Opening Files for Binary Input
►binmode() - Opening Files for Binary Output
Copy.pl - Copying Binary Files
Bin2Hex.pl - Converting Binary Data to Hex Numbers
Open Directories and Read File Names
File System Functions and Operations
Socket Communication Over the Internet
XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator
SOAP::Lite - SOAP Server-Client Communication Module
Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
XML-RPC - Remote Procedure Call with XML and HTTP
RPC::XML - Perl Implementation of XML-RPC
Integrating Perl with Apache Web Server
CGI.pm Module for Building Web Pages
LWP::UserAgent and Web Site Testing
Converting Perl Script to Executable Binary