Before you even call find(), add this:

# assuming you don't mind shifting off the first arg
my $start = shift || 'e:\logs';

warn "$start doesn't exist" unless -e $start;
# or whatever you want to do with the 'exception'
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The only time find() will die like that is if it can't even stat it's second argument - inside the recursive magic, it only stats what it finds. Otherwise, do what Fastolfe suggested.

jeffa

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