can't stat to e:/:

i have a script using File::Find to search for a file (obviously). my problem is when i pass a var, like this:

my $dir = "e:\/";

find(\&search_sub, $dir);
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i get an error: Can't stat to e:/: No such file or directory. it wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that e:/ is a cd drive would it? i tried the same script using c:/ and it worked fine, and i have other scripts which access e:/ in the same way with no errors. also if i leave off the trailing slash i get the same error except it says permission denied, i've tried this as admin and gotten the same error (i'm on an NT system) and i am just lost... if anybody has any ideas i'd appreciate it

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Re: can't stat to e:/: by perlcgi (Hermit) on May 30, 2000 at 19:34 UTC
You're nearly there. This will work with my cd on H: `#!/usr/bin/perl use File::Find; my $dir = 'H:\\'; find(\&search_sub,$dir); sub search_sub { print if /^SETUP/i }` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
RE: can't stat to e:/: by Anonymous Monk on May 30, 2000 at 21:37 UTC
well, the real issue here is your operating system. I strongly suggest getting a real platform to work with. In any case, have you TRIED to stat e:/, and are you being stupid and trying to open it in a filehandler and not stating the reference. it is readonly medium so don't try to change any of it's inodes ;) (@list) = stat "e:/"; @list is 13 elements, it will have a/m/ctime values in it in epoch time; $time = time; $time = localtime($time); your function probably doesn't stat right.	[reply]
Re: can't stat to e:/: by alyons (Initiate) on May 30, 2000 at 22:24 UTC
have you tried using the UNC naming convention for the filesystem? like: \\H\ ? I'm not a windows user so that's my best guess. Adam Lyons Senior Systems Engineer Arzoo! Inc. alyons@arzoo.com	[reply]
Re: can't stat to e:/: by lolindrath (Scribe) on Aug 01, 2000 at 22:51 UTC
I haven't tried it but do this: cd e: then stat / that might work --=Lolindrath=--	[reply]
Re: can't stat to e:/: by tye (Cardinal) on Aug 01, 2000 at 23:11 UTC
As I recall, this was a bug fixed quite a while ago in Win32 Perl. So either upgrade your copy of Perl or use "e:/." instead of "e:/".	[reply]


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