Input from Keyboard

Variables can also take their value from something you enter as the script is running. Example :

#!/usr/bin/Perl  -w
# author: 
#modified by:
# date: 
#Purpose: input from keyboard
My $name = <STDIN>; (  NEEDS to be capitalized)
print  “$name” , “\n”;
#END
  

That script will actually pose and wait for input from you before continuing. Of course you will want to make it clearer that an input is needed. Like so :

#!/usr/bin/Perl  -w
# author: 
#modified by:
# date: 
#Purpose: input from keyboard
print “Please enter your name” , “\n”;
My $name = <STDIN>; (  NEEDS to be capitalized)
print  “$name” , “\n”;
#END