First off, you should use CGI.pm, then you dont have to manually parse the form input.

You may want to look at the contents of $f{'file'}, in relation to how unlink expects its parameter(s). Here's valid and invalid uses of unlink: 
    unlink "a", "b", "c";     # valid
    unlink "a b c";           # invalid

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I think that your code generates the invalid version. Heres (stripped down) code using CGI.pm 
...
use CGI;

my $form = CGI->new();

if ( $form->param('action'} eq "delete" ) {
   my @files_to_delete = $form->param('chosen_files');
   unlink join ",", @files_to_delete;
}
...

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hope this helps.
shemp

if not, please include output from: 
   print $f{'file'};

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In reply to Re: Deleting Multiple Files by shemp
in thread Deleting Multiple Files by lisaw

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