Re^3: Problem Modifying Files

You are using \\ in interpolation context, and then again:

$new = "c:\\temp\\mytest";  # c:\temp\mytest -- ok so far 
open NEW, ">$new"; # c:<tab>emp<return>ytest -- oops
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Try it using non-interpolating, single quotes. For example:

$new = 'c:\\temp\\mytest';

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Re^4: Problem Modifying Files by mikeatrcn (Acolyte) on Sep 22, 2004 at 19:40 UTC
Hi fglock: I'd agree if I were using single backslashes, but the double ones translate to a single backslash in the path. See the snippet below. Both ways yield the same results. Thanks for your help! `#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use File::Copy; my $new='c:\\temp\\mytest'; printf ("new = $new"); open NEW, ">$new" or die "I can not open file to write: $!\n"; print NEW "this is a test"; close NEW; << this yields the following on the CMD screen: >> new = c:\temp\mytest C:\Program Files\OptiPerl\webroot\cgi-bin>` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^4: Problem Modifying Files
by mikeatrcn (Acolyte) on Sep 22, 2004 at 19:40 UTC

I'd agree if I were using single backslashes, but the double ones translate to a single backslash in the path. See the snippet below.

Both ways yield the same results.

Thanks for your help!

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use File::Copy;

my $new='c:\\temp\\mytest';
printf ("new = $new");
open NEW, ">$new" or die "I can not open file to write: $!\n";

print NEW "this is a test";

close NEW;

<< this yields the following on the CMD screen: >>

new = c:\temp\mytest
C:\Program Files\OptiPerl\webroot\cgi-bin>
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