thank you, works like a charm!

this was the output when trying to execute a random txt file:

"C:\perl\input.txt" Bareword found where operator expected at C:\perl\input.txt line 1, near "<Name>Softwares"

I replaced it by just system ($cmd), didn't bother the "or die" part or in case of failure the window closes anyway :) https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/system.html the error is seen in my command prompt anyway.