Since no shell interpolation is performed on the filename, the filesystem is queried for an actual file called '*'. You may be interested in peerforming a chdir($curSubmitDir); @filesFrom = glob("*");, which will use the shell to get the list of files, and store them in an array. Then you have to copy the files one by one:
foreach my $fileFrom (@filesFrom){
    move ($fileFrom, $fileTo) or die "$!";
}

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You may also use a different approach - which is a bit more efficient, and secure:
opendir SUBM, $curSubmitDir;
while (defined (my $fileFrom = readdir DIR)){
    move ($fileFrom, $fileTo) or die "$!";
}

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Which will open the directory, and read it item by item, instead of performing a glob. This will also avoid an array in memory, and will not change your working directory.

-nuffin
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In reply to Re: Move multiple files? by nothingmuch
in thread Move multiple files? by heezy

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