Re: Parsing a comma delimited file

Never use backslashes in filenames, even on windows, if you change c:\doclist.chr to c:/doclist.chr and change c:\doclist.txt to c:/doclist.txt, you won't get that error (although there are many easier ways to do what you are attempting).

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Re: Re: Parsing a comma delimited file by tachyon (Chancellor) on Feb 13, 2003 at 14:35 UTC
Never use backslashes in filenames Why not? This works fine: `$filename = "C:\\foo.txt"; # as does this $filename = 'C:\foo.txt'; # but this won't because perl thinks the \ relates to the ' $path = 'C:\some\path\'; $fullpath = $path . $filename; # however this is fine $path = "C:\\some\\path\\";` [download] For more on this subject see Paths in Perl cheers tachyon s&&rsenoyhcatreve&&&s&n.+t&"$'$`$\"$\&"&ee&&y&srve&&d&&print	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Parsing a comma delimited file
by tachyon (Chancellor) on Feb 13, 2003 at 14:35 UTC

Never use backslashes in filenames

Why not? This works fine:

$filename = "C:\\foo.txt";

# as does this
$filename = 'C:\foo.txt';

# but this won't because perl thinks the \ relates to the '
$path = 'C:\some\path\';
$fullpath = $path . $filename;

# however this is fine
$path = "C:\\some\\path\\";
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For more on this subject see Paths in Perl

cheers

tachyon

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