Re: Stuck with can't find module error

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';
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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.

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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]

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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

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