[Bioperl-l] Placement of LargePrimarySeq

[Jason Stajich]

File::Spec->tmpdir();
look at File::Spec::Unix and File::Spec::Win32.
The order of preference for how the module chooses a tmpdir is described in
the perldocs (env vars then /tmp or C:\windows\temp depending on the
platform).
Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Gordon <gordonp@niji.imb.nrc.ca>
To: Bioperl <bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Bioperl-l] Placement of LargePrimarySeq


> > I do know that there is a File::Spec, but basically this only aids in
> > path construction (which I think tolerates '/' instead of '\' anyway).
> > Quasi-standards are C:\temp or C:\windows\temp. Environment could be
> > TEMPDIR or so. Maybe it is advisable to be able to set this as a static
> > parameter.
>
> There's a good module File::Temp, which will generate a unique temp file
> under UNIX and Windows (NT tested).
>
> http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/File/File-Temp-0.09.tar.gz
>
> Have fun!
>
> -Paul
>
> P.S. Sorry if someone already answered this, there seems to be a
> significant lag time in send/receive for me on this list.
>
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