or download this
...
$Jira_command_line="newbug $Jira_bug_category $Jira_bug_number trunk $
+TRUNK $sernum";
...
#$i = system("$Jira_command_line"); ### original line but doesn't wor
+k
$i = system("cmd /c $Jira_command_line"); ### this also doesn't work
print "\n********** Initial FA of $sernum complete! **********\n";