in reply to Re: Cannot open file within a loop
in thread Cannot open file within a loop

$file is in $dir
but the error message spits out 'sequence.fa which is the correct name

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Re^3: Cannot open file within a loop
by huck (Prior) on Jun 14, 2017 at 07:36 UTC

    it is the correct name if you were in $dir, but you are not, you are in the directory that contains $dir arnt you?

    So from the directory containing dir, what is the correct name for the file

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      thanks a lot !! I just added $dir to $file and it worked :)

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