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Dec 10, 2008, 1:41 AM

trupti

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Dec 10, 2008, 1:41 AM

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How to change a directory on windows via perl script

How to change a directory on windows via perl script

I wanna mount a share on windows via perl script.so writing a perl script.But i am not able to change directory via scripting.

I have used:-

system("dir");

which gives the list of directories in the drive i am.This command works well.

Now i want to move from c drive to z drive via perl script.I am using:-

system("chdir /D z:");

also tried---
system("z:");
`z:`

but no success...

can some one help me please?????

Dec 10, 2008, 2:37 AM

Andy

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Dec 10, 2008, 2:37 AM

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Re: [trupti] How to change a directory on windows via perl script In reply to

Code:
chdir('C:\path\to\go\to');

(been a while since using a NT machine, but you *may* need to do some escpaing too - i.e : chdir('C:\\\path\\\to\\\go\\\to');

Then, when using:

Code:
system()

..it should be in that directory.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Dec 10, 2008, 2:47 AM

trupti

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Dec 10, 2008, 2:47 AM

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Re: [trupti] How to change a directory on windows via perl script In reply to

Thank you Andy...

I tried to do that...but it did not work... Frown

..

Also,
I did not get you,when u said system()...u should be working in that dir...

Dec 10, 2008, 3:01 AM

Andy

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Dec 10, 2008, 3:01 AM

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Hi,

So you tried something like:

Code:
#!C:/perl/perl.exe 

print "Content-Type: text/html \n\n"; 

chdir('C:/test_directory'); 
print system('dir');

..and that doesn't work? If not, try:

Code:
#!C:/perl/perl.exe 

print "Content-Type: text/html \n\n"; 

chdir('C:\test_directory'); 
# or *maybe* 
# chdir('C:\\\test_directory'); 
print system('dir');

Also, try running it via a "cmd" prompt, to see how it works - something like:

Code:
c:/perl.exe test.cgi

Cheers

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Dec 10, 2008, 3:26 AM

trupti

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Dec 10, 2008, 3:26 AM

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Hey...Andy...the first script worked... Smile

Thanks a zillion..u made my day...I was stuck right from morning on this.....

I went to z: using chdir('z:' ) from c:/---
system('md newdir');
system('dir');-----gave me the list of all files in z:...

Thank you once again.... Smile

..

Only thing is that i am not able to stay in that drive (z:/) after script execution...

i come back to the c:/...

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Dec 10, 2008, 3:41 AM

Andy

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Dec 10, 2008, 3:41 AM

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Hi,

Glad that worked Cool

Regarding your other question - I'm afraid I don't know. Could be that you have to keep re-doing the chdir()every time, before running a command :|

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Dec 11, 2008, 2:26 AM

Wychwood

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Dec 11, 2008, 2:26 AM

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Re: [Andy] How to change a directory on windows via perl script In reply to

Code:
chdir('C:\test_directory');  
# or *maybe* #  
chdir('C:\\\test_directory'); print system('dir');

It should be:

chdir("C:\\test_directory");

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Dec 11, 2008, 2:48 AM

Andy

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Dec 11, 2008, 2:48 AM

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As I said, its been a long time since I've done that on an NT machine :P (or windows, full stop). I think it would have been 3, if not 4 years ago - so I'm a little rusty ;)

Andy (mod)
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Dec 11, 2008, 10:33 AM

Wychwood

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Dec 11, 2008, 10:33 AM

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If you're a perl programmer who uses regexes I'd have thought you'd know all about escaping.