opeddir function

[leo2180]

I'm using the openddir function in one of my scripts and I'm running into a problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's the code:<br><br>opendir (DIR,&quot;Some remote directory&quot;<br><br>..............<br><br>closedir (DIR);<br><br>now the directory that Im trying to open is and has to be a remote directory (some directory on a computer out there on the network).&nbsp;&nbsp;I cant seem to find out how to do that.&nbsp;&nbsp;I've tried putting \\servername\directoryname and that doesnt work, what do I need to do to get this accomplished?

 

[goBoating]

This works on my winnt box to a mounted drive....<br><FONT FACE=monospace><br>#!perl<br>opendir(DIR,&quot;J:Temp&quot ¦¦ die &quot;Failed to open DIR, $!\n&quot;;<br>@files = readdir(DIR);<br>close DIR;<br>foreach $file (@files){ print &quot;$file\n&quot;; }<br></font><br><br>....and this works on my UNIX(solaris) box to a networked file system...<br><FONT FACE=monospace>#!/usr/local/bin/perl<br>opendir(DIR,&quot;/server/homes/julmer&quot ¦¦ die &quot;Failed $!\n&quot;;<br>@files = readdir(DIR);<br>close DIR;<br>print @files;<br></font><br><br>hope this helps. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo

 

[leo2180]

the first one will work if Im running the file from my machine only tough.&nbsp;&nbsp;If someone else on the network is trying to run the script it wont work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thats the problem I'm having, having everyone be able to run this script and it works with no problem or them having to edit the script at all...

 

[smccrory]

Do you mean that goBoating's WinNT example works for you?&nbsp;&nbsp;Are the other people's J: drives mapped like yours?&nbsp;&nbsp;Also check user permissions or domain authentication issues. - Scott <p>Scott McCrory<br><a href=mailto:scott@mccrory.com>scott@mccrory.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[leo2180]

yeah the first one wil work if and only if the script is running on my machine and my machine only.&nbsp;&nbsp;If someone else try to run the script it wouldnt work, because of the mapped drive withing the script.&nbsp;&nbsp;I need a way to open a directory on another machine remotely.

 

[goBoating]

Your out of my area of familiarity.......If your other Win OS machines do not have their drives mapped to the same letters, then I don't know.&nbsp;&nbsp;I guess you could write the script to poll the local machine's available drives and use some logic to figure out which one you want to go after.&nbsp;&nbsp;I would also do a little surfing through CPAN and ActiveState.com to see if anyone has addresses this in a module yet.<br><br>Good Luck. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo