Open Directory isnt like DOORS

[VspecGTR3]

my task is simple so i though... im trying to make a simple damn script that reads a file from a directory in the cgi-bin directory like so /cgi-bin/files

 

[melban]

open (FILENAME, "files/file.db"
$stuph = <FILENAME>; #first line of file
close (FILENAME);

Just like opening a regular file but your specify it in another directory.

 

[icrf]

If you're reading lots of files from a specific directory, you could just change the scripts working directory to it.

chdir 'files';        #change to directory 'files'
open FILE, 'file.db'; #open 'file.db' in 'files'
chdir '..';           #change working directory back (to parent)

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...but I'm just a C man trying to see the light

 

[rosenk]

Changing directories like that could lead to problems if the files directory is a symbolic link. After the [tt]chdir '..';[/tt], you're working directory will not be what you expect it to be.

 

[icrf]

good call ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...but I'm just a C man trying to see the light

 

[icrf]

Should work:

use Cwd;
my $oldDir = cwd();
chdir 'files';
open FILE, 'file.db';
chdir $oldDir;

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...but I'm just a C man trying to see the light