Re^3: How to use perl to open programs

Sorry, my windoze is a bit rusty. I seem to remember that start was required for some non-console programs.

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Re^4: How to use perl to open programs by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 20, 2006 at 22:13 UTC
You'd need it for non-executables, to call up the associated application: `system('start /wait "word.doc"'); # Word system('start /wait "program.txt"'); # Notepad or ... system('start /wait http://www.perlmonks.org/'); # Favorite browser` [download]	[reply] [d/l]