Try a different command, say dir. If it works, the the problem dds_cmd itself. (Perhaps it doesn't write an EOL after its output or something else silly like that.)

When I tried to reproduce your problem I got

Microsoft Windows Version 6.1.7601 Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\bear>dds_cmd -Version 'dds_cmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\bear>

So, what is the dds_cmd command? And what is it supposed to give me? Does it depend on the rights of the User executing the command? Or perhaps an ENV variable that is set in your profile and not in the profile executing the Perl code?

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In reply to Re: Execution of external command hangs by Old_Gray_Bear
in thread Execution of external command hangs by amitrev

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