JupiterHost.Net wrote:
a) FILE::copy probably doesn;t exist but rather: File::Copy
Sadly :( FILE::copy does exist in some operating systems; like MS DOS
and Mac OX S. This is because they do not distinguish between uppercase
and lowercase in file names. Perl seems to find the correct module and
load it properly but does not call Exporter to export the subroutines.
For example, if you said:
use FILE::copy;
you can still call:
File::Copy::copy( $source, $destination );
but you cannot:
copy( $source, $destination );
To verify you have the correct case, do `perldoc <module>` and look
under 'NAME' It will have the correct invocation.
b) you have not imported copy() into main::
By default, copy() and move() should be exported but only if you have
the exact case. And no, 'use FILE::copy qw/copy/;' will not export
copy() for you to use.
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--- Shawn
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we learn by doing them."
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