Special character file name File Open Problem

[CherylD]

I have an odd character named file,and I cannot open it. I am using:

open(SUBJECT,'/var/

http://www/cgi-bin/dargalbroadcast/Fri\

Dec\ 13\ 13\:45\:09\ 2002subject');

or I actually put teh filename in a variable and call:
open(SUBJECT,"$filename"

The file won't open, any ideas?

 

[CherylD]

When I open the file with the full file name, escaped charaters and all it works.

With the variable name it doesn't......

 

[MikeLacey]

oic, I couldn't see why your first example wouldn't work.

Does the variable method fail if the spaces are escaped in the variable itself? Mike

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[jamisar]

ls filename|od -c
will show you what's in it. -----------
when they don't ask you anymore, where they are come from, and they don't tell you anymore, where they go ... you'r getting older !