If you are wanting to run a command specifically to capture its output and it gives more than a few lines you may find this way works well for you: 
my $script = "./script1.pl";

open(SCRIPT1, "$script|") || die "Can't run '$script': $!\n";
while(<SCRIPT1>) {
    $results[0]{result} .= $_;
}
close(SCRIPT1);

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or perhaps more flexibly: 
my $script = "./script1.pl";

my @script_output;

open(SCRIPT1, "$script|") || die "Can't run '$script': $!\n";
while(<SCRIPT1>) {
    chomp();
    push (@script_output, $_);
}
close(SCRIPT1);

$results[0]{result} = join($/, @script_output);

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Both of which will report to you if there is a problem running it (with the reason why) and will put the output which you require into the variable you want to use.

In reply to Re: how to store the output of a 'system' call to a variable by serf
in thread how to store the output of a 'system' call to a variable by rsennat

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