file paths

[2muchtime]

Ok, in my small bit of trining in perl scripts, I have failed to discover how I can create and open files in a different path than the directory the script is in. I need this because I want to create html pages witha cgi script and save them to my documents directory f my server. This should be simple to do, but I don't know how, and it will be very helpful.

[pyro]

You need to make sure that the directories are read/writeable. ie. CHMOD the directories so the script can write to them.

[2muchtime]

ok, but then how do I reference a different directory is it the "../" to move up the directory structure?

[jeffmott]

is it the "../" to move up the directory structure

It probably would have been quicker to simply test it yourself than wait for an answer here.

But the answer is yes.

open FH, '../file' or die $!;

[2muchtime]

Alright my mission is to create a script that will generate a calendar based on data entered into a form. My next problem is how can I create a page that can create a new form for each month. Is there a time function that would let me determine what month it is? Or would it be better to just begin with one calendar and from there define all the months.

[jeffmott]

Is there a time function that would let me determine what month it is?

http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/pod/func/gmtime.html