Hello there monks I'm trying to convert a script that used to use vars/Getopts::Std (I still don't know why this works on 1 PC and not another, especially when I did exactly the same install of Perl 5.8.7 Build 813 on both PC's!!!) to use command line parameters. I don't seem, using my usual method, to be able to pick up any parameters. Is there a different method employed in Win32 Perl from that used on a Unix server? An example of the code follows :- 
#
# Process the parameters
#------------------------#

$P_count = scalar @ARGV ;

if ($P_count == 1) {
   $file_in = $ARGV[0] ;
}
elsif  ($P_count == 2) {
         ($IP_in, $MAC_in) = @ARGV ;
}
elsif ($P_count == 3) {
         ($IP_in, $MAC_in, $Port_in) = @ARGV ;
}
else
{
   print "\n\tIncorrect number of parameters supplied - ($P_count)" ;
   print "\n\tThere MUST be between 1 & 3 parameters!\n" ;
   exit 123 ;
}

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On the command line I type the script name and the parameters and my counter always says that there are 0 supplied! eg script.pl(fred), script.pl fred & script "fred" all produce 0 parameters? Is there a difference or have I got a typo or just plain misunderstood something?

In reply to Can't pass parameters in Win32 Perl Scripts by ronniec

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