On Tuesday 30 October 2007 04:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > # --- <the program> ---- > my $fname = '/volumes/hd/home/kevin/file_test '; # note file ends > with a space character > print "Exists: <$fname>\n" if (-e $fname); > print "Is a file: <$fname>\n" if (-f $fname); > open(FH, $fname) or die "Can't open '$fname': $!"; > close(FH) or die "Can't close '$fname': $!"; > > # --- <the output> --- > Processing file: file_test > Exists: <file_test > > Is a file: <file_test > > Can't open 'file_test ': No such file or directory at testopen.pl > line 42. > > # -- <the question> --- > > Is this a known bug in Perl 5.8.6?
See the FAQ entry: perldoc -q "trailing blanks" John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
