in reply to Error when using system("clear") command

Hello,

On the presumption that your clear command is trying to clear the screen.
In this portion of the code.. 
if($version eq "XP")
    {
        system("wmdist -e $input SUCCESS > XP_success.txt");
        system("clear");
        system("wmdist -e $input FAILED > XP_failed.txt");
        $|=1;
        system("wmdist -e $input WAITING > XP_waiting.txt");
    }

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The command is incorrect?

I believe it should be
system("cls");

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At least when I run cls on an XP machine, it clears the screen.

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Re^2: Error when using system("clear") command
by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2009 at 18:45 UTC 
    int Clear()  
{   //clears and sets the cursor to home position
    std::cout << "\x1B[2J";
    std::cout << "\x1B[0;0H";
}

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    this is the appropriate method for both *nix and win. Using the system("clear") | system("cls") is not a safe practice.
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