On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:37:12 -0500
"RL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to "zip" a file using perl script. I used following command:-
>
> system ("zip <zip name> <file name>");
>
> However this command fails when the filename is more than 8 characters.
I really have no idea.
have you tried
system ("zip <eightchr.zip> <file name>")
rename ("eightchr.zip","nine_or_more_characters.zip")
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Owen
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