Thanks Brian and Marcus. $^O is exactly what I needed.
_brian_d_foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/19/2001 08:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: accessing environment variables In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg Froese) wrote: > I want to be able to test whether I'm in Windows or Linux, and this seems > like a good way to do it. you want $^O, not an environment variable. take a look inside CGI.pm for some example code. :) -- brian d foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Perl services for hire CGI Meta FAQ - http://www.perl.org/CGI_MetaFAQ.html Troubleshooting CGI scripts - http://www.perl.org/troubleshooting_CGI.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]