Stuck with can't find module error

kirk123 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Earlier someone suggest I use "use lib 'c:\h\COTS\Perl\lib'; in my code to overcome an error" can't locate File/Find.pm in @INC (@INC contains: c:\h\coe\comp\perl\lib\site c:\h comp\perl\lib c:\perl\lib c:\perl\lib\site c:\perl\lib\site .) at dir.pl li EGIN failed--compilation aborted at dir.pl line 3."

Well it did not work. I still could use some help. Here is my code:

#!/h/COE/Perl/bin/perl

use lib 'c:\h\COTS\Perl\lib';
use File::Find;

find(\&wanted,'/h', '/h/COE' );

sub wanted{
     -d $_ && print "$File::Find::name\n";
}
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The Find.pm is actually located in "c:\h\COTS\Perl\lib\File"

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Re: Stuck with can't find module error by chromatic (Archbishop) on Apr 15, 2003 at 22:30 UTC
The problem with backslashes is that they can be interpreted as the start of escape sequences. Either double them, or use forward slashes. I prefer the latter, but either of these might work: `use lib 'c:\\h\\COTS\\Perl\\lib'; use lib 'c:/h/COTS/Perl/lib';` [download] As a side note, it's can be considered a bit rude to start a new question instead of posting a followup to a previous question. If you're in a real fix, you might ask in the chatterbox to see if anyone can give you a hand.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Stuck with can't find module error (yes and no) by tye (Sage) on Apr 16, 2003 at 16:03 UTC
I agree completely with the advice. But in this specific case, 'c:\h\COTS\Perl\lib' eq 'c:\\h\\COTS\\Perl\\lib', so this is not the source of the problem. The reason I agree with the advice is that using strings like 'c:\h\COTS' often leads to mistakes such as using a string like 'c:\h\COTS\' (which will probably be a syntax error, depending on what comes after it) or '\\server\share' (which has a value of \server\share, containing only a single opening backslash). - tye	[reply]
Re: Stuck with can't find module error by cLive ;-) (Prior) on Apr 15, 2003 at 22:29 UTC
@INC doesn't contain c:\h\COTS\Perl\lib Your error message says at line 3 and the use File::Find is at line 4. Are you sure you've pasted exactly what is in your script? Whittle the code down to a smallest possible failure example and then repost - here - NOT in a new thread please! (hint, you can probably stop at the Use File::Find line). Perhaps in your script the two 'use' lines are the other way round? Hummm? cLive ;-)	[reply]