Re^2: system() - output folder?

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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Re^3: system() - output folder? by linuxer (Curate) on Jul 18, 2008 at 16:47 UTC
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	[reply]
Re^4: system() - output folder? by lil_v (Sexton) on Jul 18, 2008 at 20:00 UTC
thx...it works great!	[reply]