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Avoiding ‘mkdir -p’ in Perl by using File::Path::make_path()

Jul 7th

Posted by eosgood in Programming

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Using “ (back ticks) to implement the unix ‘mkdir -p’  is a “ghetto hack” and can now be circumvented by using File::Path::make_path. Here is some example code that implements that functionality:

###############################################################################
# Subroutine: mkdir
#
# Function that emulates unix’s “mkdir -p”
#
# Arguments: Scalar String – the path in question
#
# Returns: Scalar – either an integer representing the number of new directories created or an error message
sub mkdir($) {
my $path = shift;
my $err_msg;
# attempt a ‘mkdir -p’ on the provided path and catch any errors returned
my $mkdir_out = make_path( $path, { error => \my $err } );
# catch and return the error if there was one
if (@$err) {
for my $diag (@$err) {
my ( $file, $message ) = %$diag;
$err_msg .= $message;
}
print “$err_msg”;
} else {
print “$mkdir_out”;
}
} ## end sub mkdir($)

this subroutine will will try to create the path specified and will either print an int representing the number of new directories created or an error message.

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Google Ships Android 2.01 without Exhange ActiveSync Security

Jul 3rd

Posted by eosgood in Technology

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For those of us using an Android based phone (Motorola Droid), Verizon and Google have shipped the newest release without support for ActiveSynce security, a feature both Windows Mobile and the iPhone have supported since their inception. This is a case of blatant false advertisement on the part of both Verizon and Google considering that they claim the Android OS supports Exchange right out-of-the-box. Check out the following link from Google’s own website: Google Failing

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