rename file giving problems

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Re: rename file giving problems by shmem (Chancellor) on May 04, 2007 at 14:25 UTC
Use the File::Spec::catpath function to construct your filename: `$full_path = File::Spec->catpath( $volume, $directory, $file );` [download] --shmem _($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo. G°\ / /\_¯/(q / ---------------------------- \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."· ");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}	[reply] [d/l]
Re: rename file giving problems by kunwon1 (Sexton) on May 04, 2007 at 14:30 UTC
Are you sure you have permission to overwrite/write to the location in question? If you're getting permission denied errors, that'd be the first thing I'd check. What sort of platform is this being run on?	[reply]
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Re: rename file giving problems by shmem (Chancellor) on May 04, 2007 at 17:26 UTC
You should drop the bad habit of double-quoting single variables. Once you do that with references, you will be bitten. `rename ($dir_and_filename, 'C:'.$specific_recipient_directory.'/'.$fil +e_names[0]) or warn $!;` [download] --shmem _($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo. G°\ / /\_¯/(q / ---------------------------- \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."· ");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}	[reply] [d/l]