Alex Cheung Tin Ka wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> I have a problem on using CGI to check the file existence in a directory. Here
>is my code
>
> $workDir = "/usr/local/home/tkcheung/systemadmin/singlesar/Report";
> $path = "tulisar030108.rpt";
> $notAvailabe = 0; ### Must be named $notAvailable :-)
> $a = qq`$workDir/$path`;
> if (! -e $a){ $notAvailable = 1;}
> return $notAvailable;
>
> The file does exist, but the code always return 1;
> I do try to install the module Test::File (but failed) and using open file to
>test the file existence ( it works)
>
> I would ike to know how to use the "-e" to check it.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>
use strict in next time.:-)
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