Scott wrote:
>
> Morning:
>
> I need to scan a directory for files, they will be in pairs, a .tag file
> and a .txt file. I need to first make sure the .tag file(s) is there. If
> it is I need to check for the same prefix .txt file. Here is what I do to
> check for the file:
>
> ($scantag) = <*.tag>;
>
> @files = glob("*.tag");
>
> Is there a way to determine the prefix to the file? xxxxx.tag and
> xxxxx.txt?
>
If you know, that only .tag and .txt files are in the directory,
the simplest would be:
@files = glob("xxxxx.*");
Greetings,
Andrea
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