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Hi..
I'm new to Perl programming. I need to compare two directories of similar structure... check all the subdirectories in it and generate a report of the changes in the files in all the subdirectories in these two directories.
Suppose there are two folders OST1 and OST2 each containing two files ERM1 and ERM2... when i compare OST1 and OST2 i need to get a report of all the changes in the files ERM1 and ERM2 in addition to any changes in directory changes if any..
Plz help...
Jul 9 '07 #1
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KevinADC
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Hi Rahul83,

Please note, this is not a scrpt writing service. Post your current perl code, point out where you are having trouble, and someone will probably help you.

Kevin
Jul 9 '07 #2
ArchanaAshok
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Please see my new Discussion topic.
I have enclosed my code in the discussion.

rgds,
Archana
Jul 18 '07 #3

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