Re: Specifing path and files in Win32

2002-06-08 Thread David T-G
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RE: Specifing path and files in Win32

2002-06-08 Thread Timothy Johnson
There are two ways. Providing you aren't using the system() or exec() functions, you can just use forward slashes: c:/winnt/file.txt You can also use backslashes, but since that is the character used for escaping other characters, you have to use two backslashes: c:\\winnt\\file.txt -Or

RE: Specifing path and files in Win32

2002-06-08 Thread Beau E. Cox
Hi - You may always use '/' in Perl: $fileName = 'c:/winnt/file.txt'; Aloha => Beau. PS: What's the deal with the spam in your signature? -Original Message- From: david odell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 2:38 PM To: beginners perl Subject: Specifing pat