No Such File Error on Simple Scrape

05-22-06, 10:49 PM

kc68

When I execute the script below, I get the error message "No such file or
directory at simple2.pl line 21." Line 21 is the Open OUT statement.
This script parallels a tutorial script that does work and I don't see the
error. It does print to the screen if I comment out the Open OUT line.
Thanks in advance.

#!/bin/perl

use strict;

use WWW::Mechanize;

my $output_dir = "c:/training/bc";

my $starting_url = "http://clerk.house.gov/members/olmbr.html";

my $browser = WWW::Mechanize->new();

$browser->get( $starting_url );

$browser->submit();

{

open OUT, ">output_dir/simple2.html" or die "Can't open file: $!";

print OUT $browser->content;

close OUT;

}

close PAGE;

print $browser->content;

05-22-06, 11:00 PM

Jaime Murillo

On Monday 22 May 2006 14:49, kc68 wrote:
[..]
>
> $browser->get( $starting_url );
>> $browser->submit();
>> {
>
> open OUT, ">output_dir/simple2.html" or die "Can't open file: $!";

Maybe the directory 'output_dir' does not exists. perl wont create
directories unless you tell it to by using the mkdir function.
[..]

05-22-06, 11:08 PM

kc68

On Mon, 22 May 2006 18:00:25 -0400, Jaime Murillo <jmurill0>
wrote:

> On Monday 22 May 2006 14:49, kc68 wrote:
>
> Maybe the directory 'output_dir' does not exists. perl wont create
> directories unless you tell it to by using the mkdir function.
>
That's it: I needed $output_dir/simple2.html - missing the $ Now have to
start working on the regex as I got the page with "No matches found"

05-22-06, 11:20 PM

John W. Krahn

kc68 wrote:
[..]
>
> $browser->get( $starting_url );
>> $browser->submit();
>> {
>
> open OUT, ">output_dir/simple2.html" or die "Can't open file: $!";

Does the directory 'output_dir' exist in the current directory or did you
intend to use the variable $output_dir instead?

> print OUT $browser->content;
>
> close OUT;
>
> }
>
> close PAGE;

Where did you open the PAGE filehandle?

> print $browser->content;

John

05-22-06, 11:23 PM

Dr.Ruud

kc68 schreef:

> my $output_dir = "c:/training/bc";
> [...]
> open OUT, ">output_dir/simple2.html" or die "Can't open file: $!";

^
Maybe you meant $output_dir?
^

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