Paul You can use SOURCE etc. roughly anywhere you could use the corresponding quoted string. $source = SOURCE."/$ini{$section}{path}"; $dest = DEST."/$ini{$section}{machine}"; $copydir = `cp --preserve --recursive --update $source $dest'; Cheers, Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Kraus" <pkraus@pelsupply.com> To: "'Kipp, James'" <James.Kipp@mbna.com>; "'Perl'" <beginners@perl.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: RE: Constants and Hash Question > ok but lets say I am doing this.... > > $copydir = `cp --preserve --recursive --update > SOURCE/$ini{$section}{path} DEST/$ini{$section}{machine}`; > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kipp, James [mailto:James.Kipp@mbna.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:29 AM > > To: 'Paul Kraus'; Perl > > Subject: RE: Constants and Hash Question > > > > > > print SOURCE; > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul Kraus [mailto:pkraus@pelsupply.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:17 AM > > > To: Perl > > > Subject: Constants and Hash Question > > > > > > > > > I am declaring my constants like this. > > > use constant SOURCE => "/path/folder/" > > > Now how would I use this constant is a print statement or any > > > statement > > > for that matter. > > > print "$SOURCE" does not work and of course print "source" will not > > > work. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscribe@perl.org > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-help@perl.org > >Thread Previous | Thread Next