need help running perl command in Mason

dorna1 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

1) I have a perl script that will run successfully from the command line.
2) How to I run this script from within the <%init> section of a Mason file?

This doesn't work:

<%init>
system "/path/to/file/on/server/file.cgi;
</%init>

Thanks!

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Re: need help running perl command in Mason by Zaxo (Archbishop) on May 21, 2006 at 23:45 UTC
You're missing a closing quote before the semicolon. After Compline, Zaxo	[reply]
Re: need help running perl command in Mason by jesuashok (Curate) on May 22, 2006 at 02:43 UTC
Hi The below lines are sufficient to run the perl script. This is applicable for all executables. `<%init> system "/path/to/file/on/server/file.cgi" </%init>` [download] "Keep pouring your ideas"	[reply] [d/l]