Re: Re: Problem with ActivePerl 5.6.1 and @ARGV

Thanks to all for the help ... I checked out settings->control panel->folder options->file types and there was clearly some sort of problem. The Perl icon showed a wrong description and the buttons were greyed out, so I created a new one as per the faq link from simonflk. Now, when I do perl -e "print qq(@ARGV)" Foo bar baz I get Foo bar baz, but the original problem remains -- my scripts that use @ARGV are broken, but the ones that don't still work fine. If the problem was just with the file association, then am I right in thinking that *all* my scripts would have been broken, not just the ones using @ARGV? Any further advice much appreciated!

<Cheers, mooseboy

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(z) Re^3: Problem with ActivePerl 5.6.1 and @ARGV by zigdon (Deacon) on Dec 13, 2002 at 15:18 UTC
If the problem was just with the file association, then am I right in thinking that all* my scripts would have been broken, not just the ones using @ARGV? Any further advice much appreciated!* No, only the programs that use @ARGV would suffer. Assuming the problem is that your file association says "when you run script.pl, execute 'perl <scriptname>'". That means that if you type: `c:\> script.pl foo bar baz` [download] What gets run is actually `perl script.pl` [download] So if a program doesn't use @ARGV, it doesn't care it's being omitted. Does that make sense? -- Dan	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: (z) Re^3: Problem with ActivePerl 5.6.1 and @ARGV by mooseboy (Pilgrim) on Dec 13, 2002 at 15:55 UTC
Does that make sense? Yes, thanks for the explanation! Hey, I just noticed today's date ... shoulda stayed at home ;-)	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Problem with ActivePerl 5.6.1 and @ARGV by demerphq (Chancellor) on Dec 13, 2002 at 15:31 UTC
Please to show us what the file association says for a PL file. Mine shows `"E:\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %*` [download] Also have you rebooted? I know it _shouldnt_ be required. But this is windows after all.... --- demerphq my friends call me, usually because I'm late....	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Problem with ActivePerl 5.6.1 and @ARGV by mooseboy (Pilgrim) on Dec 13, 2002 at 16:07 UTC
Monks, enlightenment just dawned -- and what a relief it is with 5 mins to go before the weekend! The file assocation for .pl in fact said: `"C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1"` so I just added the %* at the end as per the suggestions and now all my scripts work fine again! Many thanks to all who took the time to answer; ++votes from me to y'all. Cheers, mooseboy	[reply] [d/l]


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