in reply to Re^2: Creating a script to pass dir name, basename and just *.pdf & *.tif files
in thread Creating a script to pass dir name, basename and just *.pdf & *.tif files
Besides shooting the consultants?
Perl 5.003_07 is old! Perl 5.004 was released in May 1997, if my reckoning is right. Did those guys clobber your 5.8 binary? If that's all, you can move theirs to /path/to/perl5_003_07.exe and recopy your proper binary back in. With ActiveState, the binary is version-labeled, so they probably didn't bother to clobber that unless they uninstalled the whole thing. Shooting's too good for them if they did that.
I'm not too familiar with winders, but you might be able to associate just their crusty script with their old perl, and let your modern installation handle everything else. On unix, all you would need to do is change the splatline.
I wonder if their old perl is even a complete installation?
You have a better chance of running old scripts on new perl than the reverse. If the contractor script won't run on new perl, you should take a hard look at its quality. If the consultants haven't updated their script in eight years of improvements to perl, consider their quality.
Update: Sorry, there's not much more I can say without looking at the scripts and the details of your installation. You can make output like that look better on pm by enclosing it in <code> . . . </code> tags. They are sort of super pre tags.
After Compline,
Zaxo
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Re^4: Creating a script to pass dir name, basename and just *.pdf & *.tif files
by pichels (Initiate) on Feb 07, 2005 at 19:39 UTC |