Re^2: What is wrong with this code?

Good catch! :)

... but shouldn't the failing path (ie w/o " Folder") be shown in the error msg ? At least in $! ?

I have currently no win system to test..

Cheers Rolf

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Re^3: What is wrong with this code? by jellisii2 (Hermit) on Sep 08, 2014 at 14:35 UTC
That would be the sane thing to do. On Windows 8: C:\>perl -v This is perl 5, version 16, subversion 3 (v5.16.3) built for MSWin32-x +86-multi-thread (with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail) Copyright 1987-2012, Larry Wall Binary build 1603 [296746] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSt +ate.com Built Mar 13 2013 11:29:21 Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License + or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki +t. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found +on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to + the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Pa +ge. C:\>perl -e "print `dir \C:\Program Files`; print \"\nerror: $!\n\" " File Not Found Volume in drive C is Windows8_OS Volume Serial Number is 78A2-8234 Directory of C:\ Directory of C:\ error: C:\>perl -e "print `dir \"C:\Program Files\"`" Volume in drive C is Windows8_OS Volume Serial Number is 78A2-8234 Directory of C:\Program Files 07/08/2014 09:31 AM <DIR> . 07/08/2014 09:31 AM <DIR> .. [redacted directory list] 0 File(s) 0 bytes 45 Dir(s) 137,746,575,360 bytes free C:\> [download] Windows 7 does much the same. But you do bring to mind a good point: Is perl in the path?	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: What is wrong with this code?
by jellisii2 (Hermit) on Sep 08, 2014 at 14:35 UTC

C:\>perl -v

This is perl 5, version 16, subversion 3 (v5.16.3) built for MSWin32-x
+86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2012, Larry Wall

Binary build 1603 [296746] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSt
+ate.com
Built Mar 13 2013 11:29:21

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki
+t.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl".  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.


C:\>perl -e "print `dir \C:\Program Files`; print \"\nerror:  $!\n\" "
File Not Found
 Volume in drive C is Windows8_OS
 Volume Serial Number is 78A2-8234

 Directory of C:\


 Directory of C:\


error:

C:\>perl -e "print `dir \"C:\Program Files\"`"
 Volume in drive C is Windows8_OS
 Volume Serial Number is 78A2-8234

 Directory of C:\Program Files

07/08/2014  09:31 AM    <DIR>          .
07/08/2014  09:31 AM    <DIR>          ..
[redacted directory list]
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
              45 Dir(s)  137,746,575,360 bytes free

C:\>
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Windows 7 does much the same.

But you do bring to mind a good point: Is perl in the path?

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