Hi kcott!

Yes, my reply to your post was meant to be a compliment.

I have no idea of what the OP is trying to accomplish. There is a huge amount that is left unsaid.

As a very simple example, I present this code (create found, populate found, do something with found): 

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

use File::Find;

# lists all "normal files" which are both readable and
# writeable underneath "C:/test"

my @found;

find( { wanted => \&get_files }, "C:/test" );

print "$_\n" for @found;


sub get_files 
{  
   return unless ( -f $File::Find::name and -r _ and -w _);
   
   push @found, $File::Find::name;
}        

__END__
printed on my machine:
Note that the sub directory of "subdirtest" is skipped.
A directory name fails the -f test.

C:/test/maur-1110.tiff 
C:/test/maur-1111.psd 
C:/test/TUMI-1354839054_alt1_.psd 
C:/test/subdirtest/docinbsubdir.txt 
C:/test/subdirtest/New Text Document.txt

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In reply to Re^4: file modifications using file::find by Marshall
in thread file modifications using file::find by propellerhat

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