Re: Using an hash ref to match files with directories

in reply to Using an hash ref to match files with directories

Not exactly clear in your problem definition, but here are a few starting points:

use warnings. This would have told you "Reference found where even-sized list expected at ..." - You have a problem with the declaration of %sequser - use round brackets.
Keys and values for %sequser seem to be reversed for what you apparently want to do. You can use the 'reverse" function, after you fix point 1.
Where does "$user" come from ?
It would help if you showed the source and target directory structure samples.

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Re^2: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by lomSpace (Scribe) on Aug 10, 2009 at 18:43 UTC
Hi NetWallah! I meant "seq_user_base". The source and target directories are: $root and the perl system call immediately following it.	[reply]
Re^3: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by NetWallah (Canon) on Aug 11, 2009 at 05:53 UTC
Unfortunately, your telepathic transmissions have a very poor signal-to-noise ratio, and even with reception tuned to the highest sensitivity, I am regrettably unable to decode them. Please describe your problem better, and also let us know the results of following the suggestions you have received. Potentia vobiscum ! (Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes)	[reply]
Re^4: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by lomSpace (Scribe) on Aug 11, 2009 at 21:09 UTC
NetWallah, I need to copy files from one dir to another. The directories are on two separate machines across a file share. The files names start with initials followed by an underscore, then some other characters. I need to put these files into their respective customer dir. The customer dir name is the first and last name of the customer. Example: Michael Jackson. So, in order to copy a file/s that belong to Michael Jackson I need to match his initials with his name. That is where the %sequser hash comes in. It creates a mapping between the initials and name. My idea is to match the initials of the customer, the values in the hash, with the initials at the beginning of the file. Then I will know which user dir to copy the file. I hope that I have significantly decreased the signal-to-noise ratio. Read more... (5 kB) LomSpace	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by NetWallah (Canon) on Aug 12, 2009 at 06:09 UTC
Re^6: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by lomSpace (Scribe) on Aug 13, 2009 at 16:22 UTC
Re^5: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by ww (Archbishop) on Aug 12, 2009 at 06:51 UTC
Re^6: Using an hash ref to match files with directories by lomSpace (Scribe) on Aug 13, 2009 at 16:25 UTC

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