The problem here is that backticks do not work properly under DOS. What you want to do is to issue the system() call like this: 
system("c:\oggenc.exe c:test.wav");
This will output directly to the screen as your program runs.

As an aside, if you were under UNIX you could have done the following and it does work. It also works under Cygwin. 

`program > /dev/tty`;

I would have thought that you could have done the same thing under Windows using CON, like this: 

`c:\oggenc.exe c:test.wav > CON:`;
But it DOES NOT work. I believe this is a flaw in the way that the ActiveState Perl handles command execution.

metadoktor

"The doktor is in."

In reply to Re: running status by metadoktor
in thread running status by Anonymous Monk

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