On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 12:30:22PM -0500, Cameron B. Prince wrote: > I just realized, I meant to say IPC::Run below from my previous post. > > > I also read a post about IPC::Open... I looked at the synopsis and it > looks rather complicated.
Only if you're trying to do something complicated, like keep a long lived subprocess around and interact with it. For batch mode subprocesses, all you need is run(). You might also try IPC::Run3 which is less bloated, but uses temp files instead of select() to Keep It Simple, Slaymaker. > > Is this definately a better way to go? Define "better" ;). Simpler, yes, if what you're trying to do is simpler. - Barrie
