How can I use vim to edit text from Perl while the script is still running?

Question

I have a Perl script that outputs text. I want to import this text into vim, edit it, save it and then exit. On exit, I want the original Perl script to process the edited file.

E.G. how crontab -e works when you add a new job.

Thanks :)

Answer 1

Sounds like a very plain case to use system to run vim on the filename. That will wait until vim is done, at which point you can go ahead and read the file's new contents.