in reply to system() - launch a program and return without waiting in Windows

system(1, 'perl abc.pl')

[download]
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
  • Comment on Re: system() - launch a program and return without waiting in Windows
  • Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: system() - launch a program and return without waiting in Windows
by jettero (Monsignor) on Dec 14, 2006 at 18:00 UTC

    I don't see that in the docs for system() anywhere. Why does that work? In fact, it doesn't seem to work at all in cygwin or linux... It does work in active perl apparently, though I still don't see it in the docs even for active perl.

    I was about to suggest system(@cmd) unless fork.

    -Paul

[reply]
[d/l]
[select]

      See system() not quite as described? for previous discussion.

      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
[reply]
[d/l]

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom