Re^4: print() on closed filehandle

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Re^5: print() on closed filehandle by davido (Cardinal) on Dec 14, 2004 at 16:37 UTC
Yes, but when you open, and check the return value as recommended previously with the "or die $!" conditional, what error gets printed? That's an important part of the puzzle, you've got to check it. There is a possibility that you don't have write permissions in the network drive, or that your script isn't running with the correct permissions (especially if it's a CGI script, or being called by a CGI script, for example). Or there could be a network issue. Just try it with that "open FH, '>', $filename or die $!" statement and see that the error message is. Dave	[reply]
Re^5: print() on closed filehandle by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 14, 2004 at 16:53 UTC
If you're so sure the `open` worked, how come you can't print to the handle? What is the objection you have to adding an error check? As those to whom you came for help, we're telling you that you should check if `open` succeeded.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: print() on closed filehandle by Win (Novice) on Dec 14, 2004 at 17:10 UTC
I did check and it came back with the error message.	[reply]
Re^7: print() on closed filehandle by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 14, 2004 at 17:15 UTC
So what was the error message? Did you figure out how to fix the problem?	[reply]
Re^8: print() on closed filehandle by Win (Novice) on Dec 14, 2004 at 17:23 UTC
Re^9: print() on closed filehandle by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 14, 2004 at 17:37 UTC
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Re^5: print() on closed filehandle by fglock (Vicar) on Dec 14, 2004 at 16:46 UTC
How you are reading the permissions? Reading FLAT_FILE requires less permissions than writing to OUTPUT_FILE.	[reply]
Re^6: print() on closed filehandle by Win (Novice) on Dec 14, 2004 at 17:08 UTC
Please explain further.	[reply]
Re^7: print() on closed filehandle by fglock (Vicar) on Dec 14, 2004 at 17:14 UTC
Win32 permissions can be quite complex. For example, you may have rights to add information to a file, but you may not be able to create a new file in the same directory. That's why the easier way to check for permissions is to verify whether open() succeeds of fails.	[reply]