Hi i am trying to execute a perl script from another perl script.Here are the problems i am facing.
1. I am executing the perl script using backticks (`/somepath/../perlScript.pl arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5`)
2. I have an if-else condition before calling the perl script. The 'if' block contains some shell commands which i am executing using backticks. Similarly 'else' also contains some shell commands.
3. The script gets executed if the condition enter the 'if ' block.
4. It fails if it enters the 'else' block.(does not execute). The script file has rwx permissions for all users.
5. I added the 'perl' interpreter to the line that executes the perl script , now it executes even when the condition enters the 'else' block.(`perl /somepath/../perlScript.pl arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5`)
May i know the reason why this is happening. For some reason i am unable to put the actual code in this question. Any help greatly appreciated. :)

In reply to Perl Script called within a Perl Script does not execute by satish.rpr

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