in reply to cgi system call

Are you sure it's "in the same directory"? CGI scripts may execute in a different directory than their physical location. Try using an absolute path to the second script (not a URL, a path). What error message do you get from running the second script?

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Re^2: cgi system call
by JupiterCrash (Monk) on Jun 17, 2005 at 20:23 UTC
    Also, give the full path to the perl binary, as it might not be in your current directory or path.

    Matt