drieux wrote: > john, > > I agree with your basic solution, but since he will > be doing his development in Windows, shouldn't that > be 'file system neutral'? hence not using the unix > separator "/" between the directory component and the filename > component?
Nope. Not at all. System transparency means not having to concern yourself with the system or its quirks, which is what Perl provides in re file access. Not because the '/' separator is 'nix, but because it is more standard for file systems in general, inclucing URLs and URIs. Perl will translate per system under the surface. Where you do have to take note of Windows delimiters is in shelling out. That is one of the many related reasons why people advise against shelling out for functionality. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
