Re^3: How to test if a file is readable on Win64?

in reply to Re^2: How to test if a file is readable on Win64?
in thread How to test if a file is readable on Win64?

It's my understanding that wrapping code in an eval will effectively fork and return the result code, setting $@ on an error. It should sidestep the crash nicely allowing for the catch that the OP appears to be digging for.

That said, I could be answering the wrong question.

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Re^4: How to test if a file is readable on Win64? by Anonymous Monk on Mar 12, 2014 at 11:00 UTC
eval never forks eval cannot trap win32 messageboxes (popups) win32 messageboxes (popups) are generated by msvs c-runtime ... they are not the result of die	[reply]
Re^5: How to test if a file is readable on Win64? by jellisii2 (Hermit) on Mar 12, 2014 at 11:24 UTC
And thus ignorance continues to be quashed one post at a time. Thanks for this.	[reply]

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