Am a newbie ....

2005-12-20 Thread Brahadambal S
Hi, Could anyone tell me how to execute a .bat or .exe file through Perl? i.e, the perl code should invoke the executable. Thanks so much for your help(in advance). regards, brahad.

Re: Am a newbie ....

2005-12-20 Thread Ing. Branislav Gerzo
in google with this %SUBJ%. I am sure, if you write to google Am a newbie... you did not get good results how to run program in perl :) -- How do you protect mail on web? I use http://www.2pu.net [It's a long way to the top if you want to Rock and Roll! - AC/DC] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: Running Other Programs from Perl (WAS: Am a newbie ....)

2005-12-20 Thread Shawn Corey
Brahadambal S wrote: Hi, Could anyone tell me how to execute a .bat or .exe file through Perl? i.e, the perl code should invoke the executable. Thanks so much for your help(in advance). Open a terminal and type: perldoc -f system perldoc perlop (and search for 'qx') perldoc perlopentut

Re: Am a newbie ....

2005-12-20 Thread Bob Showalter
Brahadambal S wrote: Hi, Could anyone tell me how to execute a .bat or .exe file through Perl? i.e, the perl code should invoke the executable. Thanks so much for your help(in advance). Perl has two standard ways: 1) system() function, which executes an external program and returns its exit