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

Since the system() operation inherits the standard input, output and error from the program. Is it possible to change the output folder to a desired path?

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Re: system() - output folder?
by pc88mxer (Vicar) on Jul 18, 2008 at 16:37 UTC
    You can use shell I/O redirection: 
    system("program < input-file > output-file");

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      my code runs like this: 
      my $executable = "C:/Desktop/file.exe";
my $output = "C:/Desktop/Folder";

system("$executable", "Argument") == 0
or die "system failed: $?";

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      The program 'file.exe' generates output files on its own, I just need to specify the folder so it outputs it there.
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        you can chdir to $output before you do your system call.

        if you save your current workdir (Cwd - getcwd) before that chdir, you can chdir back to the previous workdir afterwards, if necessary.

        update: minor text changes, so it is (hopefully) more precise

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