Re: [Perl-unix-users] The meaning of variable

2001-05-23 Thread $Bill Luebkert
"Ricardo Cumberbatch L." wrote: > > Hi every body, > > What the meaning of this $dio."bio"; exactly what is mean. Better written as: $dio . "bio"; append "bio" to the contents of the scalar vrbl $dio. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// //

[Perl-unix-users] The meaning of variable

2001-05-23 Thread Ricardo Cumberbatch L.
Hi every body, What the meaning of this $dio."bio"; exactly what is mean. Thanks for the helps. ___ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list. To unsubscribe go to http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/subscribe/perl-unix-users

RE: [Perl-unix-users] Perl script calls to command line?

2001-05-23 Thread Michael Genovese
Title: Perl script calls to command line? Wayne:   Simply use the "system" function, or back-tics :       system("Some cmdline"); or    `some other cmdline`;   There are differences between the two; check the docs for details. I usually use something like @Results = `cmd-lin

RE: [Perl-unix-users] Perl script calls to command line?

2001-05-23 Thread John Storms
Title: Perl script calls to command line? Here's the function I use to send out external commands in my test harness. I like to do all my external commands through this function so that I can control it at one point. I log and timestamp all commands so I can make debugging problems ea

RE: [Perl-unix-users] Perl script calls to command line?

2001-05-23 Thread John Storms
Title: Perl script calls to command line? You can put a command into single quotes   @output = `$cmd`;   or you can use system   system("$cmd");   Keep in mind that if MS-DOS programs can only handle a maximum of 9 arguments where UNIX can have more.   Also if you command

[Perl-unix-users] Perl script calls to command line?

2001-05-23 Thread Wayne Cain
Title: Perl script calls to command line? Hello I have a perl script that is called from an application where I have access to application system variables and I prompt for other data. Now I need to execute another application command with the data I retrieved in the perl script. The