hi again ,suppose if i want to connect to another m/c(server) in LAN from my m/c (client)and print the contents of a file in that(server)m/c by specifying the path of that file can i do so using tcp...

thanx comatose,your explanation was satisfactory and i understood what qw and my is ...

thanx comatose,my program is working now ,there was also error of not specifying scope in the client program and i would like to know:
-> what exactly 'qw' is and is it necessary to include it?...

hi guys ,im new to perl programming and when i programmed tcp client-server coding in perl i encountered some problem saying :
Can't locate socket.pm in @INC (@INC contains:...