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in thread Using . in variable name

Or a parameter name, e.g. (for the OP):

system("myotherscript $app1.svr=3 $somevar=27");

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Re^5: Using . in variable name
by choroba (Cardinal) on Apr 17, 2015 at 08:01 UTC
    Double quotes interpolate variables. This would therefore replace $app1 with the contents of the $app1 variable.
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