SPUG: Problem deleting files

[rick.croote at philips.com]

To backup what Tim said, more so, don't use unlink <$oldfile>, use unlink $oldfile or unlink ($oldfile).

Rick





john.brittingham at attws.com@SMTP at pm.org on 11/29/2000 11:47:43 PM
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Sorry... Clicked before I should have .. Lets try this again..


Ok.. I'm having a problem deleting files. I have tried:

$oldfile="../html/wrt_archive/weekly_archive/*to$twodaysback*\.*";
		if ($week_day !~ /Mon/)
		{
			print "$oldfile\n";
			rm ($oldfile) || warn "having trouble deleting
$oldfile: $!";
		}

 I have also tried:
	
$oldfile="../html/wrt_archive/weekly_archive/*to$twodaysback*\.*";
		if ($week_day !~ /Mon/)
		{
			unlink <$oldfile> || warn "having trouble deleting
$oldfile: $!";
		}

I keep getting an error saying it can not find the file(s).
I can run rm ../html/wrt_archive/weekly_archive/*to$twodaysback*\.* from the
command line and it will work.

What am I doing wrong?


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