print "\n\nPlease drop the metadata file [vendor instructions/isbn13.xml]:\n\n\t\t>>>";

chomp (my $metadata_file = <>);
print $metadata_file;

#$metadata_file =~ s/\s$//;

open (FILE, "<", "$metadata_file") or die "Could not open '$metadata_file': $!\n";
$metadata = join '', <FILE>;


##</code><code>##

Please drop the metadata file [vendor instructions/isbn13.xml]:

>>>/Users/jefe/Desktop/vendor\ instructions/9781118172773.xml 
Could not open '/Users/jefe/Desktop/vendor\ instructions/9781118172773.xml ': No such file or directory

##</code><code>##

Please drop the metadata file [vendor instructions/isbn13.xml]:

>>>/Users/jefe/Desktop/vendorinstructions/9781118172773.xml 
/Users/jefe/Desktop/vendorinstructions/9781118172773.xml


##</code><code>##

Please drop the metadata file [vendor instructions/isbn13.xml]:

>>>/Users/jefe/Desktop/vendor\ instructions/9781118172773.xml 
Could not open '/Users/jefe/Desktop/vendor\ instructions/9781118172773.xml': No such file or directory