This statement works: system("./TVT.exe Test/W001#00100/TestReport_W001#00100_110327_235516.pdf >test.txt"); When I use a string reperesenting the name like this: system("./TVT.exe $a >test.txt"); It prints the data to the console and makes a 0kbyte test.txt file, an empty file. I made double sure the file name in my $a matches by doing a print, and I can see the program is running on the correct file, but it seems that the expression is being evaluated differently, or in a different order. Any suggestions on how to get it to print to the text file while using the $a string?

In reply to redirecting output from a system command to a text file by mark4444az

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