This problem reported to me after trying to execute my program. And it fail to open the doc file. The problem is that this man is far away from. I cannot see its system.
Quoting Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If you don't have Win98, then I assume you know someone who does, because > otherwise how do you know there is a problem? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:09 AM > To: Tim Johnson > Cc: Beau E. Cox; Perl Beginners > Subject: RE: system() problem in win98 > > > I don't own a win98 system. How to be sure if the command works under such a > > system. Any reference of what can replace the start command because it stuck > > unless i use it in my syntax. > > Quoting Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I think what he is saying is that the system() syntax is not changed > > in Perl between Win98 and Win2k except where there are changes in the > > shell of each operating system. Try typing the command in manually > > and make sure it really works before you start looking for a bug in > > Perl. There are subtle differences in the command lines for Win98 and > > Win2k. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:54 AM > > To: Beau E. Cox > > Cc: Perl Beginners > > Subject: Re: system() problem in win98 > > > > > > Do you say that the start doesn't work under win98? However, the DDE > > for > > the .DOC is the same with the win2k. > > > > > > > > > > Quoting "Beau E. Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Perl Beginners" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:23 PM > > > Subject: system() problem in win98 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i have the following function call > > > > > > > > $filename_winword="C:/Program Files/Microsoft > > > > Office/Office/WINWORD.EXE"; > > > > > > > > $result->{DOCUMENT_NAME}= the filename from the database. > > > > > > > > system ("start"," ",$filename_winword,"/n ", > > > "docs/$result->{DOCUMENT_NAME}"); > > > > > > > > Although it works great under Win2000 system, when i run it on a > > > > win98 > > > system > > > > it doesn't work. > > > > > > > > Has anyone faced a similar problem? > > > > > > > > > > Hi - > > > > > > I doubt your problem has anything whatsoever to do with perl. Open a > > > command window on your Win 98 system and mimic what you are trying > > > to do via perl. > > > > > > Aloha => Beau; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
