readdir() returns just the NAME of the file, not the PATH! Therefore if you

opendir DIR, $path
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you have to

open THEFILE, "< $path/$file" or die "Can't open $path/$file: $!\n";
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HTH, Jenda
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
   -- Rick Osborne

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