You are using a single quote. 2 options.
Use double quotes: my $outdir = "\\\\ldn1dta1\\summitreports\\mark-it\\dev\\"; remove the extra back slashes: either of these should work. my $outdir = '\\ldn1dta1\summitreports\mark-it\dev\'; my $outdir = '\\\\ldn1dta1\summitreports\mark-it\dev\'; I would recommend using the double quotes, because of how the single quote does the literal translation, however it does allow you to escape chars using the single /. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Backslashes and system: I have a string containing a directory: my $outdir = '\\\\ldn1dta1\\summitreports\\mark-it\\dev\\'; I then concantenate this with a command eg: my $cmd = "command ".$outdir."filename.txt"; print $cmd; Gives command \\ldn1dta1\summitreports\mark-it\dev\filename.txt As expected. When I try to execute this using system: system ($cmd); It gives an error cos it has stripped the backslashes again: Error command \ldn1dta1summitreportsmark-itdevfilename.txt Cant find file etc... What is going on here! ______________________________________________________________ This message may contain privileged information. If you have received this message by mistake, please keep it confidential and return it to the sender. Although we have taken steps to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses, the EBRD accepts no liability for any loss or damage caused by computer viruses and would advise you to carry out your own virus checks. The contents of this e-mail do not necessarily represent the views of the EBRD. ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
