Which are the plus and minuses of executing a Windows batch with system or with exec?

Pluses and minuses as compared to what? Since you apparently want your Perl script to continue running, you want system, not exec. Even though it's been a while since I used it on Windows, system should return even if the batch file blows up, then you'll need to inspect the return codes as per its documentation. Or, to make your life easier, use a module like IPC::System::Simple, which has nicer error handling built in.

When coded with portability in mind, such as using the right modules (like File::Spec or similar for filename handling), Perl is quite portable. For platform-specific notes see perlport (also perlwin32 might contain some useful hints).

In reply to Re: Best ways to run a windows batch with Perl by Anonymous Monk
in thread Best ways to run a windows batch with Perl by luxAeterna

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.