Maybe the file or directory doesn't exist? Are you sure that the file is in the directory you think it is and that the script has permission to access it?

As an aside, always use the three parameter version of open and use lexical file handles (you do use strictures - doc://strict]; use warnings; don't you). Your file open code should look like:

open my $inFile, '<', "datebook.txt" or die "Can't open datebook.txt: 
+$!\n";

[download]

Is the fact that your die mentions datebook but the open is on datebook.txt a typo or a bug?

True laziness is hard work

In reply to Re: Text file opening problem by GrandFather
in thread Text file opening problem by sufi

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.