I'd simply put something like the following
at the top of the .pl file:
if(! -f c:\\path\\file.exe) { die "some msg"; }
If -f isn't sufficient, one or more of the -X
operators should do the job just fine.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jenda Krynicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:01 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: "Require" an .exe file
>
>
> From: Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > I have broken an application into several pieces to make it more
> > manageable. I use require whatever.pl to load the next piece. It
> > works fine. Now I want to compile the application and distribute.
> > How can I achieve the same functionality as the require eg require
> > whatever.exe? Thanks, Fred
>
> You can't require() an exe. You'd have to run them via system() or
> backticks or Win32::Process or ...
>
> 1.st solution
> You compile all the stuff into one EXE. Maybe you'll have to tell
> PerlApp or Perl2exe what files to include
>
> 2.nd solution
> You compile into an .exe only the main script, copy the other parts
> alongside the .exe and require them.
>
> Jenda
>
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