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#!/usr/bin/perl

use IPC::Open3;
use POSIX qw( :sys_wait_h );

my $pid;
my $cmd = "new.pl";
my $cmd2 = "new2.pl";
my $exit_code = 0;
my $exit_code2 = 0;
my $help = 0;
my $help2 = 0;

print "\n*******SPAWNING FIRST PROCESS**********\n";
$pid = open3(*MMRET_IN, *MMRET_OUT, *MMRET_ERR, $cmd);
print "Process spawned with PID = $pid \n";
$help = waitpid($pid,0);
print "HELP_VALUE is $help\n";
$exit_code = $? >> 8;
print "ExitCODE is $exit_code \n";
print "Return_Value \$\? = $? \n";

print "\n*******SPAWNING SECOND PROCESS********\n";
$pid2 = open3(*MMRET_IN2, *MMRET_OUT2, *MMRET_ERR2, $cmd2);
print "Process spawned with PID = $pid2 \n";
$help2 = waitpid($pid2,0);
print "HELP_VALUE is $help2\n";
$exit_code2 = $? >> 8;
print "ExitCODE is $exit_code2 \n";
print "Return_Value \$\? = $? \n";
print "********************************\n\n";
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