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File::Find::Rule and file separator

I am using File::Find::Rule on Strawberry Perl Windows.

when I run the following code:

@files = File::Find::Rule->file()
                              ->in( $dir );
                              foreach my $file (@files){
                              say $file;
                              }

I get the list of files in this format:

C:\data\mydata\file/1.xls

and not this format:

C:\data\mydata\file\1.xls

What could be the problem?

Solution

  • The only problem is your expectations. C:\data\mydata\file/1.xls is a perfectly valid Windows path.

    File::Spec can normalize the path for you.

    use File::Spec::Functions qw( canonpath );
$path = canonpath($path);

    or

    use File::Spec::Functions qw( canonpath );
@files = map { canonpath($_) } @files;