Software: ActivePerl on Windows XP
Scenario: I have a list of strings to search in a folder and subfolders.
1. The list of strings is in a text file, say mylist.txt
2. I have a Perl script called search.pl that searches a specific string in a folder and subfolders. this works and is executed at the DOS command line as below: perl search.pl -pattern mysearchstring -ignorecase c:\inetpub\wwwroot\iprt
3. I need help to write a new Perl script that reads mylist.txt and for each string read in, it will feed that string to the search.pl script when calling it.
For example
mylist.txt has:
STRINGA
STRINGTEXTB
etc...
This new script will call search.pl passing STRINGA as pattern to search.
I think I can look up the tutorial to open mylist.txt and loop through its records.
What I don't know is how to call search.pl passing what is read in as string to search?
Search.pl is to be called with the same flags for each search string, same folder but the search string is parametized based on what is read in from mylist.txt.
Syntax for search.pl
search.pl -pattern <<searchparm>> -ignorecase c:\inetpub\wwwroot\iprt
Thank you and pardon my ignorance with Perl.

In reply to Can a Perl Script call another perl script? by Anonymous Monk

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