(For posterity, giving credit to cb solutions): As corion++ mentioned in cb: "Print $^E and $?." (I really should have remembered that one in my example code -- add those to the print lines if you're executing it). And as ambrus++ pointed out, check working directory, use the full path to the command, check for console messages when you system() the command, and be careful with quoting.

You say it is "not triggering the command". Are you sure that's true, or is the command just exiting early? (My snippet, with the corion-suggested extensions, will give hints as to how far it's being run.)

Beyond that, if you want further help, you'll need to give more details: a SSCCE will allow us to replicate your results. If the name of the command you're calling in system() is proprietary, you can redact it in your example -- or make an SSCCE that replicates the problem using standard Gnu Linux commands and/or standard Win32 commands.

In reply to Re^2: system command on windows is not executing by pryrt
in thread system command on windows is not executing by ragilla

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