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RE: Post Election Day Perl

by Adam (Vicar)
on Nov 09, 2000 at 03:48 UTC ( [id://40653]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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  1. or download this
    perl -Mstrict -MLWP::Simple -we "$_=get('http://www.cnn.com');($a)=/Go
    +re\D*(2\d\d)<\/span>/m;($b)=/Bush\D*(2\d\d)<\/span/m;print+($a>270?'G
    +ore Wins':$b>270?'Bush Wins':'Undecided'),$/;"
    
  2. or download this
    perl -Mstrict -MLWP::Simple -we "{$_=get('http://www.cnn.com');($a)=/G
    +ore\D*(2\d\d)<\/spa/m;($b)=/Bush\D*(2\d\d)<\/spa/m;$@=($a>270?'Gore W
    +ins':$b>270?'Bush Wins':0);die `echo $@ | mail -s Results adam@perlmo
    +nks.org`,$@,$/ if $@; sleep 600; redo}"
    

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