command line program control
I have a command line program running on Windows NT that I call up from a dos prompt. This program is written in C and has a simple menu structure. I would like to use Perl to control this program, by putting in the menu options and values in a particular order. For example: Main Menu: 1) Option 1 2) Option 2 3) Option 3 I would like a perl script that gave the program a '1', and then whatever values it needs from there. I can store the values, and menu options in a data file, but I'm not quite sure how to use perl to control this program and give it the values. I don't think the system command would work. I am somewhat famliar with TCL expect which I've used with telnet. Is there something similar in Perl? I would appreciate any advice. I am looking for a starting point. Thank you, Tina Ouellette __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Windows Background Process
Hello, I need to start an external program from my perl script. This program will need to run in the background so my script can continue doing other things. It also still needs to notify the program when it terminates. I would appreciate any help on how I would do this. My environment is Windows NT 4.0, with Activestate perl 5.6.1. I'm also not sure how Windows runs a background process, so any tips there would be appreciated. Lastly, I've been monitoring this list for a few weeks now. It has been extremely helpful in getting me started with Perl. Thank you to everyone involved. Tina Ouellette __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Using C code with perl
I need to be able to write a a perl script to either include or use previously written C programs and API's. There are a few modules out there to do that. I am looking into using either SWIG or Inline. I'm not sure which one would be the best one to use. Advice on this topic would be appreciated. Thank you, Tina __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: Using C code with perl
Thank you for the previous information. I believe I should have added that I am currently in a Windows NT environment. So I guess the follow-up question would be which of the two (XS Inline) work better under Windows. XS does not specify if it works under Windows. Inline does, but I have not tried to compile it yet. Thank you, Tina --- C.Ouellette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to be able to write a a perl script to either include or use previously written C programs and API's. There are a few modules out there to do that. I am looking into using either SWIG or Inline. I'm not sure which one would be the best one to use. Advice on this topic would be appreciated. Thank you, Tina __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
