Re^2: Mass file renaming

Hi,

The file is closed, but the routine is still within a:

foreach(@files); loop

I don't know if this implements a lock of the files in the dir? If so, is it escapable?

thanks for your contribution.

Comment on Re^2: Mass file renaming

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^3: Mass file renaming by swampyankee (Parson) on Nov 07, 2005 at 15:46 UTC
It may have if you got @files by something like: `opendir($dh, "$working_directory" @files = grep { /\.csv$/i } readdir($dh)` [download] and didn't close the directory. I know `rmdir` doesn't work on Windows if the directory being deleted is open somewhere; Windows may prevent writing the directory if it's still "open" by `opendir`. On the other hand...if you got the names by some other means, I'll admit being stumped. emc	[reply] [d/l] [select]

Replies are listed 'Best First'.

Re^3: Mass file renaming
by swampyankee (Parson) on Nov 07, 2005 at 15:46 UTC

It may have if you got @files by something like:

opendir($dh, "$working_directory"
@files = grep { /\.csv$/i } readdir($dh)
[download]

and didn't close the directory. I know rmdir doesn't work on Windows if the directory being deleted is open somewhere; Windows may prevent writing the directory if it's still "open" by opendir.

On the other hand...if you got the names by some other means, I'll admit being stumped.

emc

[reply]
[d/l]
[select]