Perl script not found when executed from a different directory than the current one












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I am using perl64 on Windows 10 with UWIN installed.



I wrote a perl script, sv2jb.pl, which runs fine when invoked under ksh by just typing its name, and when it is in the current directory.



I then created a subdirectory of my home directory called "scripts", moved that script there, added its full path to the $PATH environment of ksh. Now when I invoke sv2jb.pl from any other directory than where this script is (by just typing the script's name), this is the message I get back:



$ sv2jb.pl
Can't open perl script "//C/users/me/desktop/scripts/sv2jb.pl" : No such file or directory


But this is exactly where that file is...



If I invoke it so from the home directory (in which the scripts directory is):



$ scripts/sv2jb.pl


it works fine...



Also, if I cd to that directory, and invoke sv2jb.pl:



$ cd scripts
$ sv2jb.pl


it runs correctly.



I am at a loss to understand what is wrong:




  1. The script itself is OK, since when invoked from its directory it runs. FYI, its first line is:
    #!//c/perl64/bin/perl.exe

  2. The $PATH variable is OK, since the error message shows that ksh located the file (while saying it can't find it).










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  • Beware line endings. Can you show output of head -1 sv2jp.pl | od -c?

    – BowlOfRed
    1 hour ago
















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I am using perl64 on Windows 10 with UWIN installed.



I wrote a perl script, sv2jb.pl, which runs fine when invoked under ksh by just typing its name, and when it is in the current directory.



I then created a subdirectory of my home directory called "scripts", moved that script there, added its full path to the $PATH environment of ksh. Now when I invoke sv2jb.pl from any other directory than where this script is (by just typing the script's name), this is the message I get back:



$ sv2jb.pl
Can't open perl script "//C/users/me/desktop/scripts/sv2jb.pl" : No such file or directory


But this is exactly where that file is...



If I invoke it so from the home directory (in which the scripts directory is):



$ scripts/sv2jb.pl


it works fine...



Also, if I cd to that directory, and invoke sv2jb.pl:



$ cd scripts
$ sv2jb.pl


it runs correctly.



I am at a loss to understand what is wrong:




  1. The script itself is OK, since when invoked from its directory it runs. FYI, its first line is:
    #!//c/perl64/bin/perl.exe

  2. The $PATH variable is OK, since the error message shows that ksh located the file (while saying it can't find it).










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  • Beware line endings. Can you show output of head -1 sv2jp.pl | od -c?

    – BowlOfRed
    1 hour ago














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I am using perl64 on Windows 10 with UWIN installed.



I wrote a perl script, sv2jb.pl, which runs fine when invoked under ksh by just typing its name, and when it is in the current directory.



I then created a subdirectory of my home directory called "scripts", moved that script there, added its full path to the $PATH environment of ksh. Now when I invoke sv2jb.pl from any other directory than where this script is (by just typing the script's name), this is the message I get back:



$ sv2jb.pl
Can't open perl script "//C/users/me/desktop/scripts/sv2jb.pl" : No such file or directory


But this is exactly where that file is...



If I invoke it so from the home directory (in which the scripts directory is):



$ scripts/sv2jb.pl


it works fine...



Also, if I cd to that directory, and invoke sv2jb.pl:



$ cd scripts
$ sv2jb.pl


it runs correctly.



I am at a loss to understand what is wrong:




  1. The script itself is OK, since when invoked from its directory it runs. FYI, its first line is:
    #!//c/perl64/bin/perl.exe

  2. The $PATH variable is OK, since the error message shows that ksh located the file (while saying it can't find it).










share|improve this question









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I am using perl64 on Windows 10 with UWIN installed.



I wrote a perl script, sv2jb.pl, which runs fine when invoked under ksh by just typing its name, and when it is in the current directory.



I then created a subdirectory of my home directory called "scripts", moved that script there, added its full path to the $PATH environment of ksh. Now when I invoke sv2jb.pl from any other directory than where this script is (by just typing the script's name), this is the message I get back:



$ sv2jb.pl
Can't open perl script "//C/users/me/desktop/scripts/sv2jb.pl" : No such file or directory


But this is exactly where that file is...



If I invoke it so from the home directory (in which the scripts directory is):



$ scripts/sv2jb.pl


it works fine...



Also, if I cd to that directory, and invoke sv2jb.pl:



$ cd scripts
$ sv2jb.pl


it runs correctly.



I am at a loss to understand what is wrong:




  1. The script itself is OK, since when invoked from its directory it runs. FYI, its first line is:
    #!//c/perl64/bin/perl.exe

  2. The $PATH variable is OK, since the error message shows that ksh located the file (while saying it can't find it).







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  • Beware line endings. Can you show output of head -1 sv2jp.pl | od -c?

    – BowlOfRed
    1 hour ago



















  • Beware line endings. Can you show output of head -1 sv2jp.pl | od -c?

    – BowlOfRed
    1 hour ago

















Beware line endings. Can you show output of head -1 sv2jp.pl | od -c?

– BowlOfRed
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Beware line endings. Can you show output of head -1 sv2jp.pl | od -c?

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