[MacPerl] Re: file path for Open [was _]

[daver@idiom.com (David Ray)]

If you have a folder on your desktop, the path to that folder is:

Disk_Name:Desktop Folder:Folder_Name

so in your case you need:

open(INFILE,'Disk_Name:Desktop Folder:array:javed14.pl') or die $!;

You'll need to replace the Disk_Name with the name of your hard disk.
-Dave

At 10:40 AM 12/24/97, rich@brb.nci.nih.gov wrote:
> I am new to Perl and new to the Mac; a dangerous combination. 
> I'm having trouble opening a file for reading. I say
> 
> open(INFILE,'array:javed14.pl') or die "Can't open input. \t";
> 
> where javed14.pl is a file in a folder called array. The folder is on the
> desktop of my powerbook 5300c. I get the can't open message. Is there some
> better way of specifying where the file is? I'd greatly appreciate help.



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