Joe Mecklin wrote:
>
> i'm trying to use system() to run ptal-pml to retrieve pml values from
> hp printers; my problem is how to redirect the system() output. the
> variations i've tried with backticks or qx// are not accomplishing
> anything useful - i get either a numeric value or an empty string. this
> is the command i'm running:
>
> $system_results = system("usr/bin/ptal-pml hpjd:$ip get-$type $value");
>
> can someone detail the proper syntax i need in order for $system_results
> to receive the correct output? or better still, the syntax to redirect
> to a file (i do have a filehandle open and closed appropriately).
The correct syntax is to use backticks:
$ptal_pml_results = `usr/bin/ptal-pml hpjd:$ip get-$type $value`;
But perhaps the program is writing to standard error instead of standard
output.
$ptal_pml_results = `usr/bin/ptal-pml hpjd:$ip get-$type $value 2>&1`;
John
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