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I need to create a temp file. Here's my straightforward code:

my $fh = File::Temp->new();
$fh->autoflush(1);
foreach my $cmd (@_) {
    print "$cmd\n";
    print $fh "$cmd\n";
}
system "dir $fh";
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When I run it, I get this:

C:>brocade.pl
supportsave -n -h 10.250.17.140 -d /incoming/50798070 -l ftp

exit

 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 32B6-C79A

 Directory of C:\DOCUME~1\dentos\LOCALS~1\Temp

11/30/2012  05:16 PM                 0 vfmhcyNzQN
               1 File(s)              0 bytes
               0 Dir(s)     783,720,448 bytes free
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Why is my file showing up with zero bytes? I've tried using flush at the end of the loop, and sleeping 10 seconds for the OS to catch up, but it keeps acting the same. Did I miss something obvious in the docs? Many thanks for any assistance.

In reply to File::Temp acting strange under Windows XP by samwyse

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