exactly. some of the files have set the attribute as read only and due to that module was unable to delete those
is there any module which will check if the file has read only attribute and if yes remove that attribute?? plz suggest --irfan ________________________________ From: Shawn H Corey <shawnhco...@gmail.com> To: beginners@perl.org Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 6:09 PM Subject: Re: rmdir On 11-06-27 08:29 AM, Irfan Sayed wrote: > even i tried windows del command > but it prompts for confirmation to delete the files > do u know how to suppress these prompts ? i did not find any switch which > allows you to suppress > It sounds like some of the files or directories have their read-only bit set. What is the output of this: use File::Path; my $errors = []; rmtree( $dir, { error => \$errors }); print "$_\n" for @$errors; BTW, I do believe the correct Windows command is: del /s -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The secret to great software: Fail early & often. Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/