First thanks for your reply, if i run from the command line 
X:\>perl -MFile::Find -le "sub process_file{print $File::Find::name if
+ -f };find (\&process_file,'test with whitespace')"

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it works perfectly, the problems came when the I am using it in a file with variables, means : 
use File::Find;
print "Enter your root directory\n";
$root = <STDIN> ;

sub process_file{
print $File::Find::name if -f ;
}
find (\&process_file,$root);

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%> a.pl
Enter your root directory:
D:\DBS
%> Can't state D:\DBS

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Any idea what is the reason for this failure ?

Thanks in advance
Azaria

20070918 Janitored by Corion: Added formatting, code tags, as per Writeup Formatting Tips

In reply to Re^2: Processing All Files in a Directory Recursively under Windows OS by azaria
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