Re: Need to check file

[Luinrandir Hernsen]

sigh.. so sorry for not being more exact...
I did use the quotes
if (-e 'filename.dat')

I guess I will have to find out the full path...

Thanks
Lou

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> > I have successfully checked a file in the same dir ,
> > my question is do I have to chdir when doing a
> > if (-e filename.dat)
>
> I don't think you will get success without a quote for 'filename.dat'.
> It could be the return value for sub filename concating sub dat, be
> nothing.
>
> >
> > I tried looking for files in other dirs using
> > if (-e .../html)
> > etc.. but with no success.
>
> By giving the full path ( not url ) of the file, you will get your job
done
> without chdir.
>
> HTH,
> Bee
>


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Re: Need to check file

[Bee]

> I have successfully checked a file in the same dir ,
> my question is do I have to chdir when doing a
> if (-e filename.dat)

I don't think you will get success without a quote for 'filename.dat'.
It could be the return value for sub filename concating sub dat, be
nothing.

> 
> I tried looking for files in other dirs using 
> if (-e .../html)
> etc.. but with no success.

By giving the full path ( not url ) of the file, you will get your job done
without chdir.

HTH,
Bee


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Need to check file

[Luinrandir Hernsen]

I have successfully checked a file in the same dir ,
my question is do I have to chdir when doing a
if (-e filename.dat)
and then change back to the cgi-bin dir?

www.mysite.com/cgi-bin is where my perl files are.
www.mysite.com/html is where the file I want to check is.

chdir "/html";
if (-e filename.html)
{print qq|File Found|; }
else {print qq|File NOT found|;}
chdir"/cgi-bin";

I tried looking for files in other dirs using 
if (-e .../html)
etc.. but with no success.


do I make sence?
Lou

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