my $newDir = "\"${menu}$CGIFORM::group\\\"";
  		print $newDir,"\n";
  		print  "Doesn't exist ",(! -d {newDir}),"\n";
  		print  "   Does exist ",(  -d {newDir}),"\n";
  		exit; 


##</code><code>##

		
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PhoneTools\"
Doesn't exist 1
   Does exist


##</code><code>##

$ls -al "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\PhoneTools\"
total 36
drwxr-xr-x 1 Joe None   0 Mar  8 12:28 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 Joe None   0 Mar  8 12:27 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 Joe None 850 Mar  8 12:28 Ac32.exe.lnk

$dir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\PhoneTools\"
 Volume in drive C is OS
 Volume Serial Number is FA69-4ADC

 Directory of C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PhoneTools

03/08/2012  12:28 PM    <DIR>          .
03/08/2012  12:28 PM    <DIR>          ..
03/08/2012  12:28 PM               850 Ac32.exe.lnk
               1 File(s)            850 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  652,128,382,976 bytes free