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