open (REPORTFILE,">>$folder\\$reportfile")... #### open my $reportfile, ... #### print $reportfile "TAG HIERARCHY REPORT\n"; #### open my $resultfile, '>>', $filepath... #### my $filepath = File::Spec->catfile($folder, $reportfile); open my $reportfile, '>>', $filepath ...; #### my $filepath = File::Spec->catfile($folder, $reportfile); open my $reportfile, '>>', $filepath or die "open('$filepath') for appending: $!";