Re^2: perlApp --gui and chdir

i am trying to get a logfile to write in a specific location no matter where i run the compiled .exe from so if i do

my $file = pathtofile;

When I open a output file handler on the output file i want the data to be written to the path but everytime no matter what i try this is not the case it will write the log file to where ever i run the .exe from

Thanks for the response

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Re^3: perlApp --gui and chdir by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2012 at 21:00 UTC
If you're using an absolute path, what has chdir got to do with it? I'll bet you're not doing any error checking either, open can fail you know	[reply]
Re^4: perlApp --gui and chdir by diamondsandperls (Beadle) on Jul 01, 2012 at 22:11 UTC
all works fine as a .pl so error checking has nothing to do with this	[reply]
Re^5: perlApp --gui and chdir by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2012 at 22:28 UTC
all works fine as a .pl Prove it. so error checking has nothing to do with this Sure it does.	[reply]
Re^6: perlApp --gui and chdir by diamondsandperls (Beadle) on Jul 01, 2012 at 22:35 UTC
Re^7: perlApp --gui and chdir by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2012 at 22:43 UTC
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