Re: Perl vs CGI

2010-11-15 Thread Jeff Pang
2010/11/16 Saurabh Bhatnagar : > Hello, > This is my first post. > > I have perl code to strip the root folder in a path. > ($shortpath = $fullpath) =~ s|/[^/]+||; > You may want to try: File::Basename -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: b

Re: Perl vs CGI

2010-11-15 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 10-11-15 11:55 AM, Saurabh Bhatnagar wrote: However, this gives syntax errors when used in my CGI script that calls my perl script. What is the error? What is the OS? What is the server? When dealing with file systems, it's best to use the module File::Spec which comes with Perl. See `

Perl vs CGI

2010-11-15 Thread Saurabh Bhatnagar
Hello, This is my first post. I have perl code to strip the root folder in a path. ($shortpath = $fullpath) =~ s|/[^/]+||; However, this gives syntax errors when used in my CGI script that calls my perl script. Can I have the CGI equivalent? Warm regards Saurabh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beg