Below is my code. It runs a backup program from a pTk GUI. My problem is at the 'system($cmd)' statement. The command gets executed before the message gets displayed in the text widget.

I want a message that tells * is being done, then when the process is done a message that says * is done along with relevant error codes.

Is there a better way to do this? And why are the messages displayed at the wrong time? 


my @cmd = "";
                                      push (@cmd , $prog_args , $fullf
+ile2 , "/"  );
                          
                                           my $cmd2 = join " " , @cmd 
+;

                           $text -> delete ('1.0' , 'end'  );
                           $text -> insert ('end' , "\n"   );
                                       $text -> insert ('end' , "THIS 
+OPERATION SHOULD TAKE 5 min. to 15 min. \n ", 'highlite' );
                                       
                                           my $exit_status =  system( 
+$cmd2 );

                                                   print "\$exit_statu
+s at L1447 =: $exit_status\n";


                                                   if ( 0 == $exit_sta
+tus   ) 
                                                     {
                               $text -> insert ('end' , "\n\n" );
                               $text -> insert ('end' , "DONE! \n", 'h
+ighlite' );
                             }

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In reply to running system commands, and getting return codes/status by Anonymous Monk

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