Try this ::
$| = 1;
open(STDERR, ">&STDOUT");
print `cp ...`;
Dan
>
>
> I want to get the error message from a system call as a text
> string and not a numeric code. The error I see on the screen is:
>
> cp: cannot create /tmp/dev/fin/test/test.inf: Permission denied
>
> but when I check $! for an error string, it is blank. $?
> does contain an
> error code, but I'm not sure how I would translate it to a
> text string. I
> also tried saving the output to a variable, but it doesn't
> contain the error message:
>
> my $out = `$cmd`;
>
> Any suggestions. Thanks for any help in advance!
>
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