----- Original Message ----- From: "Ñåðãåé ×åðíèåíêî" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > S> First up, which drive contains \includes\28ESP.pl ? > > it is d:\perl_projects\ The file 28esp.pl contains only string "1;" Ok - so is 28ESP.pl in D:\includes\ or is it in D:\perl_projects\includes\ ? If it's in D:\perl_projects\includes\ then *obviously* it's not going to work if you do: require '\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; because it's not in that location. (But if it's in D:\includes\, then that will work.) > > S> Run this script: > > S> use warnings; > S> use Cwd; > S> print getcwd(), "\n"; > S> require '\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; > S> __END__ > > Output is: > > Can't locate \includes\28ESP.pl in @INC (@INC contains: C:/.ActiveState/GUI_Builder > C:/Perl/lib C:/Perl/site/lib .) at D:\perl_projects\pw_form.pl line 4. > D:/perl_projects > > Not so amazing. Single quotes is not interpreted in perl. And no > doubt that nobody expect to find directory named '\\includes'. > Only 'includes'. Eh ??? There is no problem with the script I provided, as long as D:\includes\28ESP.pl exists. > > S> If that prints a cwd that begins with the same drive letter that houses > S> \includes\28ESP.pl && it also produces the error you're claiming it does > S> .... then (and only then) will I believe you .... and thank the gods that I > S> don't have to use Windows 98. > > I've tried all combinations of quotes (single, double) and > separators ( / or \ or \\). The way to eliminate the > error is removing of path separator (any of them) from beginning of > quoted path or prepending dot to path (resulting in > '.\\includes\\28ESP.pl'). The '.' means the current directory. require '.\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; is the same as: require 'includes\\28ESP.pl'; is the same as: require 'D:\\perl_projects\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; is the same as: require '\\perl_projects\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; is DIFFERENT to: require '\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; That last incantation is the same as: require 'D:\\includes\\28ESP.pl'; and both of those last 2 incantations should work if D:\includes\28ESP.pl exists. And, in *all* of the above incantations, you could replace the \\ with either \ or / and it would make no difference. If I had used double quotes, your choice would be limited to either \\ or / - you couldn't use \. >On Linux path like this '/includes/28ESP.pl' isn't relative.is Nor is a path like '/includes/28ESP.pl' relative on Windows. On both Windows and linux that's an absolute path. On both Windows and linux a path like 'includes/28ESP.pl' (or './includes/28ESP.pl') *is* relative - it's relative to the cwd (as you know). Cheers, Rob _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
