PERL code to check if file exists

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi Guy�s,

I have this simple PERL code which checks whether the file exists . At the moment I am getting the following error

This is the code I am using

#!/usr/bin/perl
Open (F, "home/work/PerlWork/dataFile") or die "Could not open the file:$!\";

Also how can I read the content of the file line by line?

Please help

Thank you all

2

You have edited this code in Microsoft Word, which has capitalized random things and filled it with smart quotes, ruining it. Try editing it in a UNIX text editor.

3

Sorry about that, I have edit it in a UNIX text editor.

Can someone please help with this now?

Thank you all

4

Well, make sure Open is not capitalized like Corona688 mentioned.
Then take away the '\'.

open (F, "home/work/PerlWork/dataFile") or die "Could not open the file:$!";

That should get rid of any syntax errors. Then run it and see what errors you receive and let us know.