Hi David ... That answers all my questions !!!
Thank you very much, Ravi "Geer, David van der" wrote: > Hi Ravi, > > The first line "#!...." tells the program how te read the executable. > F.e. if you would change it into "#!/bin/ksh" it means your (perl) script will be > executed using ksh. Therefor you will get errors from the korn-shell as it's a > different language. > > The meaning of this is that whenever users have f.e a born-shell (in the > passwd-file) and you have written a korn-shell scipt you can explicitly always use a > korn-shell to execute the program. > So in that case you can also tell him to use a different version of perl, just lead > him to the correct location. > > Hope this clarifies the meaning of the first line for you. > > Regs David > -------- > > > But the command line "/blah/blah/local/bin/perl" doesn't seem to override any > > #! definition. > > > I tried some dirty definitions like #! /bin/opt, #! /opt/bin/opt etc & it > > didn't work and I was shown : > > > Can't exec /opt/bin/opt at diamond.pl line 1. > > > Why ?? > > Thanks again, > > Ravi > > ********************************************************************* > This message is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or > privileged information, the disclosure of which is prohibited. > If you are not the intended recipient you may not read, > use, disseminate or copy the information transmitted. If > you have received this message in error, please contact > the sender and delete the material from any computer. > Dit bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de (rechts)persoon > aan welke het is gericht. Het kan vertrouwelijke of > alleen voor deze bestemde informatie bevatten, die niet > mag worden geopenbaard. Als dit bericht niet voor u > bestemd is, mag u de ontvangen informatie niet lezen, > gebruiken, verspreiden of kopieren. Als u dit bericht > abusievelijk hebt ontvangen, gelieve u het te deleten en > contact op te nemen met de afzender. > ******************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
