Wow you're good! The problem was that $dest needed "chomp $dest". So your "\n"
theory was correct.
THANKS!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:15:04 +0100
> Subject: Re: System Calls
>
> From: Jerry Kassebaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > On my Windows XP this line:
> >
> > `copy $source\\$_ $dest`;
> >
> > will copy files from c:\whatever\whatever\file.ext to the directory
> > the Perl script is in, but not to $dest. How do I make it copy to
> > $dest?
> >
> > FYI, $source="c:\\whatever\\whatever"; so the backslash isn't the problem.
>
> And $dest is?
>
> Are you sure the command looks right? Try to add
>
> print "EXECUTE: copy $source\\$_ $dest\n";
>
> above that command. I would not be surprised if you found out that
> the $source actually looked like this:
>
> $source="c:\\whatever\\whatever\n";
>
> Always make sure the variables contain exactly what you think they do
> and the command looks exactly as you expected!
>
> In this particular case you should
>
> use File::Copy;
>
> anyway.
>
> Jenda
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