Re: Re: running an outside script

I'm using active perl, and i've tried just that, and i'm getting a back command or file name issue...is there a remedy for this, or is there another approach I need? HP

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Re^3: running an outside script by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jun 22, 2002 at 20:30 UTC
Make sure that other script is in your path or that you have given the full pathname in the backticks (`c:/windows/desktop/test.pl`). If that's already the case, you need to make sure your system assumes .pl files to be executable; otherwise, you have to precede the command with a call to Perl (`c:/perl/bin/perl.exe c:/windows/desktop/test.pl`). Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: running an outside script by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 24, 2002 at 07:41 UTC
If you haven't already resolved this, you might try: `$return = qx(/path/to/perl external.pl);` [download] Update:I didn't see Aristotle's answer till after.	[reply] [d/l]