You have to escape it with another backslash. 'C:\\ /S' Keep up with my goings on at http://theillien.blogspot.com
AndrewMcHorney wrote: > Hello > > I am trying to build a string that contains the following text "dir c:\ > /S" so I can get a complete directory of all the files on drive C and > put them into an array with the following line of code - @dir_list = > 'dir c:\ /S`; > > Right now I have the following working: > > However, it is now working: > > @dir_list = 'dir c: /S`; which gives me all the files in the directory > that is being pointed to at the moment for C: and all the subdirectories. > > Andrew > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
