Re^2: calling external programs via cgi perl script

the code looks like this

print `source command`;
print system("source command");
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i'm getting a value or -1 for the system my cgi page works fine without the command line. If I source the command file on my xterm window, it works fine

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Re^3: calling external programs via cgi perl script by Joost (Canon) on Mar 22, 2007 at 23:53 UTC
Sourcing a shell script from system() will not do anything more useful than just running the script using system() - if it works at all (not sure, since source isn't a command but a shell built-in). Also, a return value of -1 from system() indicated a failure to execute the provided command. Anyway, that's still not enough information to help you fix the problem. Does the CGI script run as expected from the command line? What is the exact line of code you're using to run the script?And most importantly, what's in the error logs? "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re^4: calling external programs via cgi perl script by echoangel911 (Sexton) on Mar 23, 2007 at 02:49 UTC
My CGI script runs fine from the command line. Still shows nothing and value -1 from the system call. i just run ./myscript.cgi I don't see any error logs...	[reply]
Re^5: calling external programs via cgi perl script by Joost (Canon) on Mar 23, 2007 at 11:47 UTC
well, get rid of the "source" part of the command and try again. You should look in the webserver error logs. probably somewhere in /var/log "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re^3: calling external programs via cgi perl script by echoangel911 (Sexton) on Mar 22, 2007 at 23:49 UTC
inside the command file, there is a line that sources some environment paths and variables.	[reply]