my $quotedfullelementpath = "\"" . $folderfullpath . "/" . $element . "\""; #### my $quotedfullelementpath = '"' . $folderfullpath . '/' . $element . '"'; my $quotedfullelementpath = q{"} . $folderfullpath . q{/} . $element . q{"}; use Readonly; Readonly my $DQUOTE => q{"}; Readonly my $SLASH => q{/}; my $quotedfullelementpath = $DQUOTE . $folderfullpath . $SLASH . $element . $DQUOTE; my $quotedfullelementpath = qq{"$folderfullpath/$element "};