The current working directory is NOT always where the script lives. If
you run the script from another directory, it's that directory. That's
where it's looking for the file.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hans Holtan) wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>I find that I must use absolute directory paths to access files from
>my perl scripts. If I just name a file:
> open (FH, "<somefile") || die;
>
>It will not be found even if it is in the exact same directory as my
>perl script.
>
>What's going on, and how do I fix it?
>
>Thanks for your help!!
>
>Hans Holtan
>(I am working on a mac with OS X)
>
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