Does the /tmp directory exist? does the user running this script have write permissions to that directory?
--- Allen Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i want to generate an output file using perl > > open (OFILE, " > /tmp/aa.lst") or die "Can't write $p_OutputFile: > $! "; > > Everytime I ran it, I got the following error message. > > Can't write /tmp/aa.lst: No such file or directory at compare.pl > line 71. > > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Allen > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]