> "Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Of course, all of these should have error-checking: > > $x = `...` or die "can't run ...: $!"; > > open OUTPUT, "... |" or die "can't run ...: $!";
Don't forget to check the close for errors. If the pipe fails for some reason close returns 0 and $? has the exit value. -- Smoot Carl-Mitchell Consultant -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]