Hrmmm . . . I copied only the relevant code from my script, above:

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
copy con ARGVtest.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl -WCD

use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

$\ = $/;
my $debug = 1;

#array of fields to display
my @processFields = ('Caption','ParentProcessId','ProcessId','CommandL
+ine');

#ARGV processing
my $searchfor = $ARGV[0] ? join(' ',@ARGV) : die("I need a process to 
+look for."
);
^Z
        1 file(s) copied.

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
notepad ARGVtest.pl

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and changed it a little (in notepad, above) and tested it:

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
type ARGVtest.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl -WCD

use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

$\ = $/;
my $debug = 1;

#array of fields to display
my @processFields = ('Caption','ParentProcessId','ProcessId','CommandL
+ine');

#ARGV processing
my $searchfor = $#ARGV ? join(' ',@ARGV) : die("I need a process to lo
+ok for.");
#               ^^^^^^ change here

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
ARGVtest.pl
I need a process to look for. at C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name\ARGVt
+est.pl lin
e 14.

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
ARGVtest.pl chas
I need a process to look for. at C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name\ARGVt
+est.pl lin
e 14.

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and added some debug (in notepad again) and tested again:

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
type ARGVtest.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl -WCD

use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

$\ = $/;
my $debug = 1;

#array of fields to display
my @processFields = ('Caption','ParentProcessId','ProcessId','CommandL
+ine');

#ARGV processing
print Dumper(\@ARGV);
print $#ARGV;
my $searchfor = $#ARGV ? join(' ',@ARGV) : die("I need a process to lo
+ok for.");


C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
ARGVtest.pl
$VAR1 = [
          ''
        ];

0
I need a process to look for. at C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name\ARGVt
+est.pl lin
e 16.

C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name>
ARGVtest.pl chas
$VAR1 = [
          ' chas'
        ];

0
I need a process to look for. at C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name\ARGVt
+est.pl lin
e 16.

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. . . and it sure looks like $#ARGV is 0 either way. I totally trust your experience, so I conclude that either my test is wrong or my conclusions are. Does the she-bang line arguments mess this up or something?

#my sig used to say 'I humbly seek wisdom. '. Now it says:
use strict;
use warnings;
I humbly seek wisdom.

In reply to Re^3: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by goibhniu
in thread unpacking wmic command's unicode output by goibhniu

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