Re: rename and create directories

You'll have to create the directories separately from the rename() because rename() doesn't do that. Read perldoc File::Path. Look for the mkpath routine.

duff

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Re^2: rename and create directories by gaal (Parson) on Nov 30, 2004 at 21:34 UTC
Note that in addition, `rename` doesn't (typically) span filesystems; so you end up needing File::Copy::move or equivalent, too.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: rename and create directories by duff (Parson) on Nov 30, 2004 at 21:35 UTC
Indeed! duff	[reply]
Re^2: rename and create directories by Anonymous Monk on Nov 30, 2004 at 21:43 UTC
Thanks guys, I had suspected that rename didn't support that but didn't know what alternative to seek. Now I'm stuck tryiing to make a regex that will chop the filename off of a directory string like c:\bla\did\dy\blah.txt to be c:\bla\did\dy. Can you answer this one as fast? Currently I am splitting the string on "\" and reconstructing it without the last array element. Surely there is a better way.	[reply]
Re^3: rename and create directories by dimar (Curate) on Nov 30, 2004 at 22:39 UTC
Currently I am splitting the string on "\" and reconstructing it without the last array element. Surely there is a better way. Indeed there is, use File::Basename, and thy foot shall step upon the path of goodly ways. `### ... sample snippet ... my ($basename,$path,$extension) = File::Basename::fileparse($fullpath,qw(.txt));` [download]	[reply] [d/l]