chdir: failure

[PerlMe]

I am trying to use chdir perl call
But the call always returns false. what are the probable reasons for this. The permission for the $CURRDIR directory are good.

$DATE = `date +%Y-%m-%d`;
$CURRDIR = '/home/'.$USER.'/'.$DATE;
#chdir ($CURRDIR) || die "couldn't change the directory";

Output:: couldn't change the directory

[Zaxo]

If you die $! instead of using a custom message, you'll find out what the OS thinks is wrong.

[cdarke]

For some strange reason you are calling the external program 'date' instead of using the Perl built-ins. Anyway, date(1) writes a line to STDOUT, terminated with a new-line "\n". Since you are using that in the directory name, Perl expects this new-line to be in the directory name also.
chomp $DATE;
Better yet, use localtime or POSIX::strftime

[Rabbi Bob]

Building on the above suggestions:

$DATE = `date +%Y-%m-%d`;
chomp $DATE;
$CURRDIR = '/home/'.$USER.'/'.$DATE;
chdir ($CURRDIR) || die "Couldn't change to $CURRDIR Reason: $!";

You most likely will find that you are not pulling $USER into the directory line.

-sh-3.1$ perl chdirtest.pl
Couldn't change to /home//2007-07-17 Reason: No such file or directory
+ at chdirtest.pl line 4.

Try assigning $USER, perhaps using get_login();

$DATE = `date +%Y-%m-%d`;
chomp $DATE;
my $USER=getlogin();
$CURRDIR = '/home/'.$USER.'/'.$DATE;
chdir ($CURRDIR) || die "Couldn't change to $CURRDIR Reason: $!";

[PerlMe]

Thanks all,
It works now. The problem was $date string terminated with a new-line "\n".
I appreciate all the comments on '$user', '$!' and 'chomp'.
Rami

[dsheroh]

Have you checked the value of $CURRDIR to verify that it ends up being what you intend it to be and that the directory exists?