perlwannabe wrote:
>
> Not at all. I am checking various sources for this problem. The
> responses on the usenet were helpful...but the problem remains. I came to
> the mailing list to have a direct dialogue with individuals rather than a
> post that will get lost in two days. I am appreciativ
real
quick. What happens when 'string' is empty because someone left a blank line in the
file (ouch)
> -Original Message-
> From: perlwannabe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: deleting files f
Perlwannabe wrote:
>
> Here is my problem. I want to delete the files contained in a directory
> from a list contained in a file. Here is an example:
>
> The input file is a regular text file in the following format (call it
> myfile.txt);
>
> item1
> item2
> item3
> item4
>
>
> What I w
w you a
better way.
Brian
-Original Message-
From: perlwannabe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: deleting files from the directory from a file list. Please
Help!
Here is my problem. I want to delete the files contained in a direct
Here is my problem. I want to delete the files contained in a directory
from a list contained in a file. Here is an example:
The input file is a regular text file in the following format (call it
myfile.txt);
item1
item2
item3
item4
What I want to do is look in a directory and delete any
