Well, I tried this code on my work server, which I know has a perfectly working Perl install. It still is giving me the same error:
Argument "Daft Punk\\Homework\\01 Daftendirekt\r\n" isn't numeric in numeric ne (!=) at mp3listgen.pl line 142, <INPUTFILE> line 1.

Here's my code...I'd greatly appreciate any help I could get. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

$fileOUT = "mp3list.txt";
open(OUTPUTFILE,">$fileOUT");

$filename = "A02.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A03.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A04.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A05.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A06.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A07.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A08.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A09.txt";
&parseDown;

$filename = "A10.txt";
&parseDown;


close(OUTPUTFILE);

sub parseDown {
    open(INPUTFILE,"$filename");
    
    $dir = "";

    while(($line = <INPUTFILE>) != null) {
        $line =~ m%(.*)\\(.*)%;
        $tmp_dir = $1;
        $line = $2;

        if ($tmp_dir ne $dir) {
            print OUTPUTFILE "\n" . $tmp_dir . "\n";
            $dir = $tmp_dir;
        }
        chomp($line);
        print OUTPUTFILE "\t" . $line . "\n";    
    }
    close(INPUTFILE);
}

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The files have entries that look like this: 
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\01 Home
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\02 Seven Ways
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\03 Heaven
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\04 I Like It
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\05 Come (and Get It)
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\06 Forbidden Fruit
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\07 Beautiful Place
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\08 People
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\09 The Greatness of Britain
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\10 I Can't Feel It
Paul van Dyk\Seven Ways\11 Words

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Thanks again,
Justin

In reply to Re: Really dumb question... ('ne' not working) by Anonymous Monk
in thread Really dumb question... ('ne' not working) by Apathy

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