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--- why are you trying to rename the folder you are in. can you not change the design ? i can think of rube goldberg equivalents in software that would allow this, (e.g. have your script write some parameters to an instruction file, then exit, and have a cron job occasionally check that file for instructions and run a perl script from the outside to handle that, and then clear the instruction file) cheers. --vish 2009/5/5 Berler Chanan <[email protected]>: > I can't see why this information will help > Since rename function was supported long ago...the idea is simple > How to change the current folder name ? > > PS: > you are right however that unix support rename ../myfolder > ../mynewfoldername > While windows doesn't. So I would have replied: > OS = win / unix > Error: permission denied (since windows locks the folder name if there is > someone inside it (like my script which is running). > > You see, using `cd ..` and then `rename myfolder mynewfoldername` - doesn't > work for me > Same goes when using system function > > Thanks > Chanan > > PS: as for your code...sorry but there isn't yet anything, just looking for > a solution > But thanks again for your help > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Gabor Szabo > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 12:42 PM > To: Perl in Israel > Subject: Re: [Israel.pm] Renaming folder using perl > > On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Berler Chanan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I need to write a script that renames the folder the script is running > from: >> The idea to rename the current folder to a back_<localtime>, then download > a >> zip file and extract it >> >> (the main Idea to replace the current agent with another nagios agent). >> >> Problem: how can I rename the current folder the script is running from ? >> trying rename function fails (like system rename). > > Can you show us > Operating system ? > Perl version ? > Error message you get ? > Your code ? > > Gabor > _______________________________________________ > Perl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.4/2081 - Release Date: 05/04/09 > 17:51:00 > > _______________________________________________ > Perl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl > -- -- vish _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
