system() doesnt recognise director name with spaces

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Re: system() doesnt recognise director name with spaces by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 16, 2011 at 12:50 UTC
The shell requires that paths with spaces be quoted, just as when you type them at the keyboard. Use: `system( q["D:\\OKL\\Folder ABC\\uncompre" temp.gz] );` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: system() doesnt recognise director name with spaces by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 16, 2011 at 12:30 UTC
As you don't show your code, it's hard to tell, but have you checked that your command works as-is within your shell? Most shells want arguments to be specially-quoted if they contain whitespace.	[reply]
Re: system() doesnt recognise director name with spaces by Anonymous Monk on Sep 16, 2011 at 12:38 UTC
The problem stems from your shell interfering with the spaces. Bypass it, thus: `require IPC::System::Simple; use autodie qw(:all); system('D:/OKL/Folder ABC/uncompre', 'temp.gz');` [download]	[reply] [d/l]