Thank you, moritz, for you kind response. I apprecaite it very much, indeed.

Turns out that my mistake was that I forgot to chomp() $entry before testing. apl suspected that could be the problem and, indeed, when I added that in, everything works just fine.

It was such a rookie mistake and is one that I am embarassed to have made. I didn't realize that readdir() would put in the extra characters; but apparently it does.

I just too focused on the details of what was being put into $entry (in terms of the interior characters) that I forgot to look at what was at the end. As part of my troubleshooting I normally am careful to put some sort of bracketing character (e.g., [ and ]) just for that very purpose. I broke my own process; and am embarassed at the consequences!

Thank you, most sincerely, to everyone that responded. Your patience, help, and gentle responses were most kind. Your time and efforts are most appreciated.

ack Albuquerque, NM

In reply to Re^2: Directory checking on Windows XP by ack
in thread Directory checking on Windows XP by ack

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