Thanks for that, I'll go with the File::Basename option as I may need to change the 'pwd' by the time the call is made.
Brian -----Original Message----- From: NYIMI Jose (BMB) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 21 January 2003 09:48 To: Mark Goland; Brian Ling Cc: perl Subject: RE: Path to script Have a look to : http://search.cpan.org/author/LIBERTY/Cwd-2.06/Cwd.pm José. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Goland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:42 AM > To: Brian Ling > Cc: perl > Subject: Re: Path to script > > > my $path=`pwd` on *nix > my $path=`cd` on win* > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Ling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:25 AM > Subject: Path to script > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have the following bit of code that works out the > directory path to > > the currently executing script. > > > > My $path = $0; > > $path =~ s#(^/.+/).+$#$1# ; > > > > This works but doesn't make me happy, is there a better way? > > > > Thanks > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > BBCi at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless > specifically > > stated. > > If you have received it in error, please delete it from > your system, do > > not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please > note that the > > BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will > > signify your consent to this. > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > **** DISCLAIMER **** "This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information which is confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights and are intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. Any use of the information contained herein (including, but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution in any form) by other persons than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail and delete the material from any computer". Thank you for your cooperation. For further information about Proximus mobile phone services please see our website at http://www.proximus.be or refer to any Proximus agent. BBCi at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
