Finding modified date of the file and moving file to folder in perl

use POSIX;
use File::Path qw(make_path);
while( <*.xml> ){
   my $path=strftime"archiveold/%Y/%m/%d",localtime((stat)[9]);
   make_path $path;
   rename $_,"$path/$_" or warn "$path/$_ $!";
}

Hi,

Thanks for your code

When I am running my code below, then I am getting the error saying

"make_path" is not exported by the File::Path module
Can't continue after import errors at ./archiveFiles.pl line 4
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./archiveFiles.pl line 4.


Please guide

Many Thanks

#!/usr/bin/perl

use POSIX;
use File::Path qw(make_path);


my $srcdir = "/home/dbali/config/";

opendir(DIR, $srcdir) or die "Can't open $srcdir: $!";
my @files = grep { /\.*$/i } readdir(DIR);

foreach my $file (@files) {
   my $path=strftime"archiveold/%Y/%m/%d",localtime((stat)[9]);
   make_path $path;
   rename $_,"$path/$_" or warn "$path/$_ $!";
}

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What version of File::Path do you have?
does
use File::Path;
mkpath $path;
work?

Also, if you are using $file as your loop variable, then
localtime((stat)[9])
should be
localtime((stat "$srcdir/$file")[9]);
and
rename $_,"$path/$_"
should be
rename "$srcdir/$file","$path/$file";

also, /\.*$/i always matches, since all strings have zero or more "." before the end
so the grep is a noop

Many Thanks for your reply

I need all types of files

what should I write instead of /\.*$/i  in my below code to list all files regardless of any extension.

But list should not folders and files in subdirectories

my @files = grep { /\.*$/i } readdir(DIR);


Many Thanks for your help

Hi,

I have modified my code to below. It is giving me error saying

Use of uninitialized value in -d at /usr/share/perl/5.8/File/Path.pm line 143.
fileparse(): need a valid pathname at /usr/share/perl/5.8/File/Path.pm line 144


Also, please help me in fixing

I need all types of files

what should I write instead of /\.*$/i  in my below code to list all files regardless of any extension.

But list should not folders and files in subdirectories

my @files = grep { /\.*$/i } readdir(DIR);


Please guide

Thanks,

#!/usr/bin/perl

use POSIX;
use File::Path;
mkpath $path;

my $srcdir = "/home/dbali/config/";

opendir(DIR, $srcdir) or die "Can't open $srcdir: $!";
my @files = grep { /\.*$/i } readdir(DIR);

foreach my $file (@files) {
   my $path=strftime"archiveold/%Y/%m/%d",localtime((stat "$srcdir/$file")[9]);
   make_path $path;
   rename "$srcdir/$file","$path/$file";
}

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to get all files, just use
my @files =  readdir(DIR);
to omit directories, use
grep{ !-d "$srcdir/$_"}  readdir(DIR);
to list only plain files, use
grep{ -f "$srcdir/$_"}  readdir(DIR);

mkpath $path; should be inside the loop after $path is defined, where you now have make_path $path;
since you told me that your version of File::Path does not export that name

Many Thanks for your replies.

I am sorry for late response. I was out of station last week.

I will get back to you today on this. Once again appologise for late response

Hi,

I have modified the code and it is giving me below error saying

dbali@pbms-tstva2:~$ ./archiveFiles.pl
Can't locate object method "make_path" via package "archiveold/2010/02/04" (perhaps you forgot to load "archiveold/2010/02/04"?) at ./archiveFiles.pl line 14.
dbali@pbms-tstva2:~$


Please find my updated code

Please guide

Many Thanks

#!/usr/bin/perl

use POSIX;
use File::Path;

my $srcdir = "/home/dbali/config/";

opendir(DIR, $srcdir) or die "Can't open $srcdir: $!";
my @files = grep{ !-d "$srcdir/$_"}  readdir(DIR);

foreach my $file (@files) {
   my $path=strftime"archiveold/%Y/%m/%d",localtime((stat "$srcdir/$file")[9]);
   mkpath $path;
   make_path $path;
   rename "$srcdir/$file","$path/$file";
}

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Apparently, your version of File::Path has only mkpath not make_path.
So use mkpath not make_path

Many Thanks.

Now my script is working good.

But my files are not moving to destination directory

Please guide

#!/usr/bin/perl

use POSIX;
use File::Path;

my $srcdir = "/home/dbali/config/";

opendir(DIR, $srcdir) or die "Can't open $srcdir: $!";
my @files = grep{ !-d "$srcdir/$_"}  readdir(DIR);

foreach my $file (@files) {
   my $path=strftime"archiveold/%Y/%b/%d",localtime((stat "$srcdir/$file")[9]);
   mkpath $srcdir.$path;
   rename "$srcdir/$file","$srcdir.$path/$file";
}

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Many Thanks

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