in reply to Re: How do I open a file in a path that has spaces in the name?
in thread How do I open a file in a path that has spaces in the name?

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  2. grinder did not say
    $dir = "\"Test Directory\"";
mkdir ($dir) or die "$!\n$^E";
__END__
Invalid argument
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect at -
+ line 2.

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  3. grinder said quote your arguments, eg C:\> perl program.pl "i got spaces and I end up in $ARGV[0]" or 
    C:\> perl -le"print for @ARGV" "i got spaces and I end up in $ARGV[0]"
+ me too
i got spaces and I end up in $ARGV[0]
me
too

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