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I think you can find the number of files in the directory to check if there are any files.<br />
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Use this link for more info:<br />
<a href="http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312458" rel="ugc">http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312458</a>
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I think you can find the number of files in the directory to check if there are any files.

Use this link for more info:
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312458 [http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312458]

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Is that perl?<br />
If so, is it a requirement that the solution be in perl?
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Is that perl?
If so, is it a requirement that the solution be in perl?

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The link above isn't in perl - but it is perl that I need .... <br />
<br />
Anyway after further investigation - the problem is differentiating between the CWD (eg '.' ) and actual filenames - <br />
<br />
If I loop thro all the files I get <br />
.<br />
..<br />
test.txt<br />
<br />
I need to say if it is '.' or '..' (without quotes ;~) &nbsp;- then give me a error message - <br />
I have tried reg exes and also code like - <br />
<br />
if (($file ne &quot;.&quot;) || ($files ne &quot;..&quot;) - blah <br />
<br />
But none of it seems to work .... <br />
<br />
any ideas would be great ..... <br />
<br />
cheers <br />
<br />
&nbsp;rab<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
<br />
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The link above isn't in perl - but it is perl that I need ....

Anyway after further investigation - the problem is differentiating between the CWD (eg '.' ) and actual filenames -

If I loop thro all the files I get
.
..
test.txt

I need to say if it is '.' or '..' (without quotes ;~)  - then give me a error message -
I have tried reg exes and also code like -

if (($file ne ".") || ($files ne "..") - blah

But none of it seems to work ....

any ideas would be great .....

cheers

 rab








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OK Sorted - <br />
<br />
As . and .. are always present - it means if the count is &lt;&nbsp;3 there is no file !<br />
<br />
cheers all <br />
<br />
rab
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OK Sorted -

As . and .. are always present - it means if the count is < 3 there is no file !

cheers all

rab

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Hi gurus - <br />
<br />
OK I am using File::Find to check a directory for files - but I want to give an error if there are no files there - <br />
<br />
The problem is I get $file = . - regardless of whether there is a file there or not !<br />
<br />
I have &nbsp;tried using -e ... <br />
<br />
any ideas guys ??<br />
<br />
cheers<br />
<br />
&nbsp;Rab 
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Hi gurus - 

OK I am using File::Find to check a directory for files - but I want to give an error if there are no files there - 

The problem is I get $file = . - regardless of whether there is a file there or not !

I have  tried using -e ... 

any ideas guys ??

cheers

 Rab 

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