This should help :) use File::Spec; # ...
$file = File::Spec->canonpath( $file ); # this is for all platforms perl runs on ;)

MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"

I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).

** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.