Hi, I am running a perl script on windows2000 using cygwin utility. The perl script executes a java command thru the backtick operator. For this purpose it requires classpath variable.
The problem is that though the classpath has been set thru the Controlpanel, the cygwin utility didnot interpret windows type backslash (\) in the path correctly. Cygwin support told me to set the classpath in perl script instead.
Question is, if I set the classpath from perl script, will it override teh CLASSPATH var set through control panel ? How do I set the classpath variable in perl script ?(I am new to scripting with perl , using windows, so if this is a basic question, dont shoot !! Please bear with me). thanks.

In reply to CLASSPATH in perl on windows using cygwin by Anonymous Monk

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