my $serpath="D:\\eproof\\htdocs\\*\\work";

##</code><code>##

my @xmlfile = File::Find::Rule->file()
->name( '*.xml')
->in( glob $serpath );

##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl --

use strict;
use warnings;

use Shell::Command qw( rm_rf touch mkpath );

use File::Find::Rule;
use File::Spec::Functions;

my $serpath = './temptest1';    # no trailing slash
my $work    = 'work';
my $time    = int rand 20;

mkpath( catfile( $serpath, $time, $work ) );
touch( map { catfile( $serpath, $time, $work, "$_.xml" ) } 1 .. 2 );
#touch(catfile( $serpath, $time, $work, "$_.xml" )) for 1 .. 2;
{

    my @dirs = File::Find::Rule->directory->name($work)->in($serpath);
    print "dir $_\n" for @dirs;

    my @xmlfile = File::Find::Rule->file->name('*.xml')->in(@dirs);

    print "file $_\n" for @xmlfile;

}
print "wow $_\n"
  for File::Find::Rule->file->name('*.xml')
  ->in( glob catfile( $serpath, '*', $work ) );

mkpath("$serpath/$time/$work");
rm_rf('temptest1');

__END__


C:\>perl file.find.rule.pl
dir temptest1/3/work
file temptest1/3/work/1.xml
file temptest1/3/work/2.xml
wow temptest1\3\work/1.xml
wow temptest1\3\work/2.xml

C:\>perl file.find.rule.pl
dir temptest1/15/work
file temptest1/15/work/1.xml
file temptest1/15/work/2.xml
wow temptest1\15\work/1.xml
wow temptest1\15\work/2.xml