i have a script that moves files around a directory structure based on entries in a database and the file name. The problem is that, if it encounters one file that it cannot move, it stopes execution.How do i force it to leave that file and move on to the next file?

the script is here.728050

Could anyone help me optimise it?

UPDATE: am working on condensing the code.sorry for any inconvinience.I will condense and put it in my question.

foreach my $file (@files){
   ...#perform parsing and lookup from database to determine where to 
+place the file.
   if (!-e $dir){
   mkdir(...) or die("...");
   }
   move(...)  or die("...");
   ...
}

sub on_error(){
##call a batch file
}

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i would like to know if there is a way to handle errors such that the program does its best to continue without interuppting the process and id it cannot, then it calls the on_error subroutine which just calls an external batch file Thanks - Sandhya

In reply to how do i force a script to execute even when it encounters an error? by smanicka

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