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what this does: it classifies a file based on its modification date.
example: xfile1 is dated July 9, 2008.  If it doesn't exist, the
program creates a
directory structure 2008/July/09 and places xfile1 there.

Dear list
I want to capture the output of w and then I want to do some job as per the
o/p of w command in my linux system. So i have written the code as follows
use strict;

Dear List
Can U please tell me how to check the version of any installed module in
perl. If I want to check the version of version of DBI module then what is
the syntax for it?

I am very new to perl so I am not sure why my script is only partially
working, so here is the problem.  
I am trying to compress files with certain filenames that are older than
7 days.  But when running the script it only compresses the first file

Hi there fellow PERL coders.
I am trying to match lines between a template file and a configuration
file.  If the configuration is missing a particular line that is found
in the template file then it is printed.  If the configuration file has

I facing one issue in Perl script.  I am executing one command in Perl
script and taking the output of that command in one array.  Now I want
to execute some more commands on each value of the array.
But the problem is that I am passing each value of the array as a

Hi Friends,
Here, I am trying to connect sqlite DB and access some data for matching values with STDIN.But when i try to debug the code it gives following message. I went through google , and couldn't find any solution yet. Can some body help me pelase.
closing dbh with active ...

I would like to know is there any Perl specific certification which I can
look forward to ?
Note :- I was not sure to which mailing list should this query be sent,
please let me know in case I have to send it to a different group / mailing

I am looking for freelance opportunities in Perl.
I have an IT experience in Perl, Shell Scripting, Pro*C, UNIX and SQL.
Apart from my main job, I can devote around 10 hours per week initially,
which I can adjust it to more as more and more work comes. Apart from me,

I am trying to run a tcpdump and have perl kill the tcpdump once 10
files have been created by the tcpdump. Here is my code, not sure...if
my logic is screwy
Thanks,

I am new to perl . I need to write a perl script to generate an audit
report of a root directory and all subsequent sub-directories and
files under it, the report should be able to
1.  list any directories/files changes in size and content, addition,

Hi dear list:
Thank you very much for you great help in solving my past issue,
regarding the removing of the trailing commas and points.
Thank you very much indeed :-)

Please have a glance on the following code and suggest me to purify it.....
My requirement is when the user choose the region,I need to display the
countries specific to that regions.
I have been trying in both hash and array references.This one is for

Is anyone familiar with the workings of Config::General?
I am struggling to get my configuration values out of a file.
My config file looks like this:
name myApp

below is what I excerpt form "perl cook book".
What does <<"EOF" mean at the end of print?
thanks for your help,
miloody