Hi - I'm still confused - > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Jeeves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 3:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to Konsole > > > If say the word HELLO is found within a text file then open a xterm and > display within xterm I have found HELLO > > On Sunday 16 Feb 2003 1:21 pm, ktb wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 12:42:29PM +0000, Benjamin Jeeves wrote: > > > On Sunday 16 Feb 2003 11:43 am, Beau E. Cox wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Benjamin Jeeves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 1:19 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: How to Konsole > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > How would I go about display a message say like "hello > and welcome" > > > > > in a konsole from a perl scripts if some thing meets a > pattern that > > > > > my perl srcipt > > > > > is look for. > > > > > > > > I'm not sure what you are asking; the perl 'print' command, > > > > by default, prints to STDOUT which is normally the shell or > > > > command prompt that your script was started from. So: > > > > > > > > <your test> { > > > > print "hello and welcome\n"; > > > > } > > > > > > > > would work. You may want to ask this question again with > > > > a sample script, your environment, and what you mean by > > > > 'konsole'. > > > > > > > > Aloha => Beau; > > > > > > Yes a know about the print > > > > > > A Linux Konsole abit like M$DOS window > > > > Could you state in clear terms what it is you are trying to do? > > I'm guessing here that you want to load an xterm. Is that correct? > > kent > > -- > Thank You > > > > Benjamin Jeeves >
Assuming your input is in $string: print "hello and welcome\n" if ($string =~ /HELLO/); Now, my confusion(s): * What platform are your running on? * How is your perl script started - if not from an xterm? (an NT service - Windows or deamon - *nix, or CGI?) Sorry I am having so much trouble understanding your problem. Aloha => Beau; -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
