$ENV{TYPE}='c:\my test\type me'; $new_debug_log='c:\my test\type me.bat'; $rc = system("\"$ENV{TYPE}\" \"$new_debug_log\""); __output__ @echo off @type %1 #### $ENV{TYPE} = q("c:\my test\type me"); $new_debug_log = q("c:\my test\type me.bat"); $rc = system("$ENV{TYPE} $new_debug_log"); __output__ @echo off @type %1