Hi Monks,

I come seeking some guidance on the best way for me to perform multiple file copies and log the time at which the file copy was performed. I've created the following script that runs great on ActiveState perl on my Windows laptop, however when I move it over to a linux box it no workie....

Here is the script that I have written: 
#!perl -w

######################################################################
+#########
#  File copier logger
######################################################################
+########

use strict;
use Time::localtime;
use File::Copy;

$copyLog = "perlCopy.log";
$now = ctime();

open(COPYLOG, ">> $copyLog") or die "can't open the log file";

$count=1;
while ($count < 28)
{
 

  $count+=1;

$fileCopy = "lab-as-h06-vm$count.dsk";
if($count < 10)
{
    $fileCopy = "lab-as-h06-vm0$count.dsk";
}


copy("lab-as-h06-vm01.dsk","$fileCopy");
print COPYLOG "$fileCopy copy started at $now \n";
    

}

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When I run the script on my Linux box I get the following error:

Execution of fileCopy.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

I'm guessing it has to do with the File::Copy not being available. I'm not quite sure of the configuration of the Perl install on the Linux box as it is not my machine, but can anyone tell me where I should go from here. What Should I look at on the Linux box to ensure that the modules are available, Is there something my scripts should do differently on Linux?? All prayers welcome...

In reply to File Copy on Linux by Anonymous Monk

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