my @test = system($command) ; print @test ; #### #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict ; my @test = system("dir") ; print @test ; #### Volume in drive E is E_Drive Volume Serial Number is XXXX-XXXX Directory of E:\TempCode\test 08/06/2002 11:05a . 08/06/2002 11:05a .. 08/06/2002 11:05a 1,336 systemCommand.pl 1 File(s) 1,336 bytes 2 Dir(s) 1,629,966,336 bytes free 0 #### #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict ; my @test = system("dirt") ; print @test ; #### 'dirt' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 256