if (-d $location){ check if $location ends with \ .. or if not add it.. } #### my $var = substr($location,length($location)-1,1); print "\n\nVAR::: $var\n\n"; if ($var eq "\\"){ print "HIER IS ES\n\n"; } else{ $location = $location."\\"; print "NEU:: $location\n\n" ; }