> Can I assume that it's not possible to use grep in a Win32 perl
> script?
>
> I'm trying to filter the files that READDIR reads in from a directory.
> I need to get one list of of TIFF files, and another list of all PDF
> files in a particular directory.
>
> A textbook example of what I'm trying to do is -
>
> @allfiles = grep {$_ ne '.' and $_ ne '..' } readdir THISDIR;
>
> This is where grep comes in, but I assume I can't use this idea for my
> own script.
>
> How else can I do the same thing? (filtering the output of
> "readdir"?)
Why do you think you can't do this? The command is all right and
there is not reason why would grep() work differently under Unix and
Windows.
Jenda
=========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ==========
There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere.
It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain
I can't find it.
--- me
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
