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in thread unpacking wmic command's unicode output

I ran your exact script and got the right result. 

>ARGVtest.pl
$VAR1 = [];

-1

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I think your system's handling of .pl files is broken.

  1. First, get the file type from the default key of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pl. For me, it's "Perl".
  2. Then, set the default key of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell\Open\command to "c:\perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %* (where "Perl" is the file type from the first step).

As a .reg: 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pl]
@="Perl"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl]
@="Perl File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell\Open\command]
@="\"c:\\perl\\bin\\perl.exe\" \"%1\" %*"

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Re^7: unpacking wmic command's unicode output
by goibhniu (Hermit) on Nov 12, 2008 at 20:41 UTC

    Curiouser and curiouser . . .

    My HKCR\PerlScript\Shell\Open\Command is:
    C:\strawberry-perl\perl\bin\perl.exe "%1" "%*"

    I don't have HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl

    update: I took off the quotes around the %* and got your predicted results leaving me only with the $#ARGV vs. scalar(@ARGV) bug. THANKS and ++!

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