use strict;
    use warnings;

sub file_handler {
  my ($abs_filename) = @_;


    if ((($current_mth == 1) && ($last_day_current_mth == 31))
        
        threeYrExpiration($abs_filename);
                        
} # End of sub file_handler



sub threeYrExpiration ($) {
  my $abs_filename = $_[0];  
  
    my $unlinkStatus = unlink("$abs_filename");
    if ($unlinkStatus == 1) {
        $unlinkCountTotal++;        
        $abs_filename =~ s#.*WORKAREA\/[^\/]*##;  
        push (@deleted_files, $abs_filename);                   
        $task->AddFile("$abs_filename", "Deleted by content expiration
+ report"); 
        $logger->info("File to be deleted added to job: $abs_filename"
+); 
    } else {
        $logger->info("File to be deleted \"$abs_filename\" failed. Re
+ceived $unlinkStatus instead of 1.");
        $task->CallBack(1, "Error Deleting expired file");
    }
}

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gives me this error message / faulty output:

Mon Nov 29 10:21:34 2010 : INFO : expiration_report.ipl : ************
+*******************************************************************
Mon Nov 29 10:21:34 2010 : INFO : expiration_report.ipl : File to be d
+eleted added to job: /committees/comm_wkgrps/inactive/cold_snap_tf/eu
+ropepass.pdf
Mon Nov 29 10:21:34 2010 : INFO : expiration_report.ipl : File to be d
+eleted "/iwmnt/default/main/internet/WORKAREA/home/committees/comm_wk
+grps/inactive/cold_snap_tf/europepass.pdf" failed. Received 0 instead
+ of 1.

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I'm trying to unlink (delete) a file by calling sub threeYrExpiration from within sub file_handler

If I move code from threeYrExpiration to file_hander it works (return 1 for unlink status). I need this to work as I have other sub which I wanted to include in file_handler sub to be called also.p>

In reply to Delete file from sub call within another sub by begood321

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