DOS has a %0\..\ syntax that is frequently used in logon scripts to mean "the directory that you are executing the logon script from." It is used because of the inconsistency of the cwd when running NT logon scripts. Therefore in a batch file this command: 
type %0\..\legal.txt

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prints out the legal notice from the directory where the user happens to be running the logon script from. I would like to make this syntax work in perl but a simple  open(FILE,"\%0\\..\\legal.txt"); doesn't work. I realize there is a $ENV{LOGONSERVER} variable that could work, but due to various reasons, that variable doesn't get set in all circumstances. Any ideas?

Dave

In reply to DOS's %0\..\ Perl Equivalent by davemabe

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