perl: need a few lines to change source directory within a bioinformatics program

pwd_pwd_omg_pwd · 11-15-2008, 10:02 AM

I am working on a program (partigene) which, at one point looks for the files it needs, but unfortunately it looks for them in the wrong directory. I know that i could just move my files to where its looking or just change the source directory in the actual perl file but taking the easy way out isnt going to get me better at perl is it!
not really sure which operator(s) to use for the look up parts.
Any help would be much appreciated as ive got a bit stumped.
Thanks

Sergei Steshenko · 11-15-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd_pwd_omg_pwd

I am working on a program (partigene) which, at one point looks for the files it needs, but unfortunately it looks for them in the wrong directory. I know that i could just move my files to where its looking or just change the source directory in the actual perl file but taking the easy way out isnt going to get me better at perl is it!
not really sure which operator(s) to use for the look up parts.
Any help would be much appreciated as ive got a bit stumped.
Thanks

Please publish the code first (using the '#' above) - without the code bsdbuild/index.html.enit's hard to understand where/what the problem is.

chrism01 · 11-17-2008, 01:03 AM

As above, showing the (relevant part of) the code would help.
If you pass the dir to use as a param, the main cmd you want is chdir : http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/chdir.html

Ps in addition to http://perldoc.perl.org/index.html, this is a good place to learn : http://www.perlmonks.org/?node=Tutorials

pwd_pwd_omg_pwd · 11-18-2008, 04:17 AM

sorry about not putting up any code guys. wasnt in the lab that day and wanted to get a head start, but the boss man here has sorted me out now. but thanks for the quick repies anyway.
Dan

chrism01 · 11-18-2008, 05:57 PM

Its usually considered polite to post the soln for the education of others