Hello YellowJackets,

Welcome to the Monastery.

Can you provide us with a sample of your code between code tags?

Update: I just noticed on your command:

copy ($filename, archive\\$archiveFileName);

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Why you are using the double backslash? what type of operating system are you running the script (WindowsOS or LinuxOS)? I am asking because the slash can be different.

Update2: Basic troubleshooting from the module documentation:

copy("sourcefile","destinationfile") or die "Copy failed: $!";

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Add the or die "Copy failed: $!" and you will know why the copying is failing.

Update3: Most likely the error is coming from the wrong path and also that you need to add double quotes. Last question. Why you are copying a file name $filename to another location e.g. archive\\$archiveFileName? I would assume you want something like that?

copy($archiveFileName, "archive\\$archiveFileName")
    or die "Copy failed: $!"

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Looking forward to your update. BR / Thanos

Seeking for Perl wisdom...on the process of learning...not there...yet!

In reply to Re: copy isn't working by thanos1983
in thread copy isn't working by YellowJackets

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