Re: Re: Re: Cross platform compatability Part 1: Shells and Files

[ok]

Unless, of course, you're on a Mac (where the directory separator is ':'), or some other operating system with a different directory separator. :)

If you're really worried about the directory separator, do this:

$dir_separator='/';
open BLARG, "$dir_name$dir_separator$file_name";

I can't really explain why, but sticking directory separators in a file name makes me cringe. I guess it's because the separator is not a part of the file name.

There, I guess I did explain why.

[tye]

Sorry, not all platforms even use directory separators in that manner. Take a look at File::Spec for the proper way to do this portably.

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")