Hello,

I am using a Unix box and have to copy some files.
I am using this code
#!/usr/bin/perl                                                       
+                                                  
open (GG,"getall.txt");                                        
                                                            
$dest="/home/test/files/";                                  
$targ="/home/new/newfiles/";                         
                                     
while ($_=<GG>) {                                              
        ($first,$second,$third)=split(/\./,$_);                
        print "first: $first second: $second third: $third \n";
        system (`cp $dest $_ $targ`);                          
}                                                              
close(GG);

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But get this error: 
cp: /home/test/files/: is a directory.  Need "-R" option.
sh: /home/new/newfiles/: Execute permission denied.

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the 'getall.txt' file looks like this: 
get.3.020922120002
get.3.020923120002
get.3.020924120001
get.3.020925120001
get.3.020926120002
get.4.020921153001
get.4.020922153001
get.4.020923153002
get.4.020924153001
get.4.020925153002
get.5.020922083002
get.5.020923083002
get.5.020924083002
get.5.020925083003
get.5.020926083002

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I am just trying to copy - not execute. I can do it from a command line. But must have screwed something up.

Why the split statement? Well I need to then rename the files keeping the 2nd and 3rd parts of the split the same. So the I can cp and rename the files from:

get.3.020922120002

to

gotit.3.020922120002

But I can't even get the copy working....

Help?

V

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