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open(FILE, ">folder/$name/$date.txt");
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open(FILE, ">folder/$name/$date.txt") || die("Couldn't open file for writing: $!");
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open FILE, ">folder/$name/$date.txt" or die "Couldn't open file for reading:$!";
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my $filename = "folder/$name/$date.txt";
open FILE, ">$filename" or die "Couldn't open $filename for writing: $!";