> > On Monday, Nov 10, 2003, at 10:17 US/Pacific, Guay Jean-Sébastien wrote: > [..] > >> I agree with your basic solution, but since he will > >> be doing his development in Windows, shouldn't that > >> be 'file system neutral'? hence not using the unix > >> separator "/" between the directory component and the filename > >> component? > > > > In a move to simplify porting of scripts (and save the sanity > > of Windows Perl coders), ActiveState made it so that the "/" path > > separator works on Windows too, and is converted internally. > > We don't have to think about it. And it's easier than trying to > > remember to escape backslashes, too. :-) > > Props for doing the Right Thing! > > This will clearly help moi as I dodder around from > OS to OS, and whine about 'the good old days'.... 8-) > > Which version of Perl from ActiveState did this show up in? > > ciao > drieux >
This is where I very quickly run across the stage yelling "File::Spec->catfile" and then just as abruptly as I entered, exit stage left... http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
