in reply to copy directories

mkpath returns a list of the directories it's created. So check the return value of that call, that should help you debug. 

my @newdirs = mkpath (blah blah blah) or die "mkpath failed: $!\n";
# you can now do something with @newdirs should you need to, such as p
+rint it out

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Re: Re: copy directories
by thealienz1 (Pilgrim) on Mar 17, 2001 at 00:04 UTC

    For the darnest reason that doesn't work... I am using $ARGV could that have anything to do with it?

    "The pajamas do not like to eat large carnivore toasters."
    In German: "Die Pyjamas mögen nicht große Tiertoaster essen.
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      Please, "doesn't work" how? The call goes through without dying? Did you print out @newdirs ?

      You need to be more verbose in your descriptions.

      (and I don't think the use of @ARGV has anything to do with it, fwiw)

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        What I am saying when it doesn't work is that it doens't work... i am saying your suggestions caused the program to run the same way its running... you guys are too verbose.

        adding a die statement makes it reture "Died at sendfile.pl line 28"...
        printing @newdirs returns NOTHING...

        "The pajamas do not like to eat large carnivore toasters."
        In German: "Die Pyjamas mögen nicht große Tiertoaster essen.
        In Spanish: "Los pijamas no tienen gusto de comer las tostadoras grandes del carnívoro."

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