It would probably be better to let the OS tell you why the open failed by using the $! or $^E variables when you're checking why the open() failed. It could be failing because the file was not found, or the file could be locked somehow, or the user might not have read permissions on the file.
-----Original Message----- From: Bedanta Bordoloi, Gurgaon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 2:24 AM To: badrinath chitrala; beginners@perl.org Subject: RE: print file Try this: open(FILE,"f:/file.txt") || print("open() failed as file did not exist.\n"); <snip: code> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
