Perl Scripts From A Sub Directory

[biobrain]

I have a Directory Named as PROJECT

within this directory I have sub directories i.e YY ZZ JJ etc.

Now I am writing a script file project.pl in the PROJECT Directory which can do certain tasks and will also make some system calls

i.e

system ("./something.pl")

now my question is that If we have this something.pl in a sub director how we can call this from the parent directory

 

[max1x]

give ur system call the full path of the script, which will excecute if the sub dir's have proper access set on them/it.

system ("xx/xx/.pl");

 

[biobrain]

Dear max1x

Thanks for your reply.

I have tried the same

system ("xx/xx/.pl");

It appears to work to some extent. But there is a problem if my anything.pl script have to work on a certain file in the subdirectory now it does not work as now it start finding that file in the parent directory and complains that file does not exists

 

[biobrain]

i can think of an alternate solution to my problem by using a change directory command in the perl

i.e bu usin chdir etc.

But I do not know the how to write a syntax for chdir,

 

[max1x]

Your file does it have the correct path defined in it? I'm getting a lill confused with something/anything.pl, could you post your code and tell us where the errors are coming from.

If all ur doing is just running another perl script, providing the absolute path would work just fine. If the the script your calling has certain paths it needs to see, then you need to define it in that script, dynamically or statically.

 

[KevinADC]

probably better off using "do" instead of "system" anyway.

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- Kevin, perl coder unexceptional!

 

[travs69]

It appears to work to some extent. But there is a problem if my anything.pl script have to work on a certain file in the subdirectory now it does not work as now it start finding that file in the parent directory and complains that file does not exists

Then your anything.pl script needs to be modified to have all the full paths instead of just looking for ./ or whatever. You should always put full paths to your directories and not assume that your files will be local

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