> trying to put together a simple 'ping' display via the > browser... and not having > any luck... how does one get the results of a ping to diplay > the results properly ?? > > Sample code: > ======================================= > #!/usr/bin/perl > use CGI qw(:standard); > use strict; > > my $pingcommand = '/bin/ping'; > my $host = 'www.yahoo.com'; > my $Display = `$pingcommand $host`; > > print header(); > print qq~$Display~; > > > Doesn't seem to work. ??
Instead of shelling out to ping. Try using the Net::Ping module. Docs give good, easy to user examples. HTH, Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
