stat($filename) , Cant get to work , Frustrated

[Guest_imported]

The "random.txt" file resides in the same folder as the function call.
-------------------RESULT------------------------------
$device is :
$ino is :
$mode is :
$nlink is :
$uid is :
-------------------SCRIPT-----------------------------

open (INFILE, "random.txt&quot or die ("error"

($device,$ino,$mode,$nlink,$uid,$gid,$rdev,$size, $atime,$mtime,$ctime,$blksize,$blocks) = stat(random.txt);

close INFILE;
print('$device is :'.$device."\n"
print('$ino is :'.$ino ."\n"
print('$mode is :'.$mode."\n"
print('$nlink is :'.$nlink."\n"
print('$uid is :'.$uid."\n"

 

[goBoating]

Try this.... put the argument to stat in quotes.

($device,$ino,$mode,$nlink,$uid,$gid,$rdev,$size,$atime,$mtime,$ctime,$blksize,$blocks) = stat("./random.txt"


Also, I think you are confused with the [red]open...stat....close[/red] series of operations. You do not need to do an open to do the stat. And, opening the file will cause changes in the info you get back from stat.

HTH


keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo