RE: /usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long

[Ian Harisay]

Try something like this instead.  You should always use native perl
calls to get the job done.  Also, this isn't something to discuss in the
dbi-user list.

opendir(DIR, $dirname) or die "can't opendir $dirname: $!";
while (defined($file = readdir(DIR))) {
    if( -f "$dirname/$file" && "$dirname/$file" =~ /\.xml$/ ){
        # do something with "$dirname/$file"
    }
}
closedir(DIR);

-----Original Message-----
From: Vamsi_Doddapaneni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 4:16 AM
To: CAMPBELL, BRIAN D (BRIAN); dbi-users@perl.org
Subject: /usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long
Importance: High

Hi all,

Thanks for your help.

I am facing a new problem.

Here is the code part:
 foreach $name(`ls $opt_i/*.xml`){
    chomp;
    push @f, $name;
        print "pushing elements=$name\n";
}
[EMAIL PROTECTED];

Now in the directory $opt_i if there are some 10 , 20 or even 100 its
working  well. But now I have some 305 odd xmls and the code is EXITING
WITH


sh: /usr/bin/ls: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long.


In unix prompt ls *.xml is working (giving out those 305 xmls)

Could anybody help me out?

Thanks and Regards
VAMSI
Satyam computers ltd


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