Re^2: run IE and wait until his close

To finish what Thor just said:
* update *
Changed qx to sytsem after thor's comment. It can indeed be done in more ways, but then again, that's Perl :-)

use strict;
my $status = system('C:/PROGRA~1/INTERN~1/IEXPLORE.EXE');
print "Done with ie! after system\n";

my $ieStdOut= qx('C:/PROGRA~1/INTERN~1/IEXPLORE.EXE');
print "Done with ie! after qx\n";

my $ieStdOut= `C:/PROGRA~1/INTERN~1/IEXPLORE.EXE`;
print "Done with ie! after backticks\n";
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As soon as ie quits, the next line of code is executed.

"We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.

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Re^3: run IE and wait until his close by thor (Priest) on Sep 29, 2005 at 11:50 UTC
qx and system are not equivalent; qx and backticks are, though. In your code snippet, the (inappropriately named) $status will contain whatever is output to standard out by internet explorer. Other than that, though, it should work. :) thor `Feel the white light, the light within Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come`	[reply]