So you've not tried to solve this on your own yet? Have you got any sample code?
I'd suggest taking the first few lines from your file and playing with that as the data file until you get a working script. Then you only have to process a few lines to see if your code is working or not. It also makes reverting the system to it's clean state quicker and easier. You'll need to look into opening files. The foreach method of looping over them, the split function, the mkdir function, the -e file test operator. HTH John -----Original Message----- From: garrett esperum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 January 2002 06:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: perl sandbox creation Hello all, Here is my environment: solaris 2.6 perl 5.6.1 Here are descriptions of the files I am working with: 1) a meta-data text file 2) a creation.pl file 3) a CVS repository The meta-data file contains information about multiple CVS repository files. There are hundreds of rows with six columns each in the meta-data file. Each file in the repository basically has it's own row of information. The rows columns are as follows: Column 1 = file name Column 2 = file type Column 3 = file location Column 4 = file owner Column 5 = file permissions Column 6 = currently unused optional column These columns are seperated by a single tab. Example row: foo.html html /one/two/three/four haxor 0755 I want to execute the creation.pl file to read the meta-data file and create a "sandbox" from the meta-data information. I need help with the following tasks: 1) How do I process each column of every row? How do I grab one row, split it up at every tab, and copy the correct file into it's correct directory with its correct permissions? 2) How do I create variables for each piece of the split row? Like how do I create a variable for the directory path column and then go and create that directory path from that variable if it doesn't already exist? 3)How do I grab the files out of CVS and write them to a temp directory? 4)How do I do all of this in a loop for every row of the meta-data file? I am very appreciative for your help! Thank You!! -garrett _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------Confidentiality--------------------------. This E-mail is confidential. It should not be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than the intended recipient. Unauthorised use, disclosure or copying by whatever medium is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error please contact the sender immediately and delete the E-mail from your system. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
