OT:Is this the right forum for HTML help?

[Ruatha]

Just a way to get all filenames in a directory into a variable would be very helpful.

[geoschmo]

Well, the simplest solution would be for you to just name the current .zip file without the turn number. If the latest file is always the same name the download link never changes. You just overwrite it when you upload it for the players to get.

Geoschmo

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
It's the easy way out, but then it's harder for the one's downloading as it then wants to owerwrite the previous zipped turn.
They would also have to download it and unpack it to verify that it is indeed the latest turn and that I haven't messed up.
With the turn number in the file name it's easier for both them and me to know that all is ok.

I'd prefer to keep it to PBW standards.

[tesco samoa]

sorry ruthia i do not know perl at all

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
sorry ruthia i do not know perl at all

I almost doesn't know it either, it's just an acquaintance, not a friend.

[gravey101]

Just a way to get all filenames in a directory into a variable would be very helpful.

In perl, just use opendir and readir thus;

$directory = '/tmp/files';
@files = ();
opendir (DIR, $directory);
while ($file = readdir(DIR)) {
push @files, $file;
}
closedir(DIR);

and @files has your list of files.

[ August 13, 2003, 16:30: Message edited by: gravey101 ]

[Ruatha]

Thanx, will test this!