Use eval and check $@ for error checking.


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From: "Paul Kraus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Perl'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Return Status
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:27:36 -0500

instead of setting my own $error can I instead just check if &mount
completed ok? Is there a better way to do this?

Code Snip
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Foreach loop
	...
        &mount;
        next if ($error == 1);
        mkdir "//backup/$ini{$section}{machine}" unless (-e
"/backup/$ini{$section}{machine}");
 }

sub mount{
        !system
"mount","-t","smbfs","-o","username=$ini{$section}{username},password=$i
ni{$section}{password}",

"//$ini{$section}{machine}/$ini{$section}{share}","/mnt/backup" or
$error=1;
}

Paul Kraus
Network Administrator
PEL Supply Company
216.267.5775 Voice
216-267-6176 Fax
www.pelsupply.com

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