Re: appending file name

[kcott]

Take a look at perlop - Comma Operator. [Note that you've created a (hidden) file: .txt]

To concatenate strings, use the join function or the '.' operator (see perlop - Additive Operators).

[marinersk]

Just a note, it wouldn't be hidden on a Windows system simply because it starts with the dot; that's *nix behavior. But you probably knew that. :-)