I changed the code to check for success on those lines

#!/usr/bin/perl



$dirtoget="\\\\Server\\Bankpro";                        #directory to 
+read folders

opendir(IMD, $dirtoget) || die("Cannot open directory");            #o
+pen directory

@thefiles= readdir(IMD) or die "can't readdir: $!";                #st
+ore all files and folders in directory into an array
closedir(IMD);                                    #close directory


open (filenames, "dissmissed2.txt") || die ("Could not open file. $!")
+;        #open list of file names
$text = <filenames>;                                #read in one line 
+from txt file


$defaultdir = "\\\\Server\\Bankpro";                         # Directo
+ry containing original folders
$destinationdir = "\\\\Server\\BPdismis";                     # Direct
+ory to copy folders to

foreach $f (@thefiles)                                #for each file i
+n the directory
{
  unless ( ($f eq ".") || ($f eq "..") )                    
  { 

    while ($text){                                                #whi
+le there is a line of text
            
        $text =~ s/\s+$//;                                          #s
+trip off whitespace, newline and tabs
        system qq(move /y "$defaultdir/$text" "$destinationdir") or di
+e "can't move the file: $!";     #move files to diffrent directory
            $text = <filenames>;                                      
+  #read in next line from file
        }
        
  }
}


close (filenames);                                #close list of files

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And I still get the same response in the command prompt

C:\Documents and Settings\Tim\My Documents\test1>perl readdir.plx
Access is denied.

I just tried to move a test folder from the command prompt and it gave me the same access denied

C:\Documents and Settings\Tim\My Documents\test1>MOVE \\Server\Bankpro\test "\\S erver\BPdismis"
Access is denied.

So I guess it has something to do with permissions, maybe its more of a windows question then perl then. I just dont understand if I can view and move the folders on the server from my client why I cant do it from the command line.

Thanks

In reply to Re: Server access denied when checking for files by bobdole
in thread Server access denied when checking for files by bobdole

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