How to execute .exe from perl script

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

Monks,

I want to execute (silk test .exe) through my perl script on windows. But its not working...it may be because of space (between file path) or arguments passed..

Currently I have written like this -

system("C:\\Program files\\Borland\\SilkTest\\partner.exe" -q -r "C:\\
+Perfrom_Acce\\Investigate\\Investigate_ACCEPTANCE.t" WelcomePagesOn);
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If I execute the same command on dos prompt,it works.

"C:\\Program files\\Borland\\SilkTest\\partner.exe" -q -r "C:\\Perfrom
+_Acce\\Investigate\\Investigate_ACCEPTANCE.t" WelcomePagesOn
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Its giving me following error -

Bareword found where operator expected at t1.pl line 2, near ""C:\\Per
+from_Acce\\Investigate\\Investigate_ACCEPTANCE.
" WelcomePagesOn"
        (Missing operator before WelcomePagesOn?)
String found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "system(""
  (Might be a runaway multi-line "" string starting on line 2)
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "system("
+C"
Backslash found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "Borland
+\"
Backslash found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "SilkTes
+t\"
String found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "exe" -r ""
Bareword found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "" -r "C"
        (Missing operator before C?)
Backslash found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "Perfrom
+_Acce\"
Backslash found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, near "Investi
+gate\"
String found where operator expected at t1.pl line 4, at end of line
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
syntax error at t1.pl line 2, near ""C:\\Program files\\Borland\\SilkT
+est\\partner.exe" -r "
Can't find string terminator '"' anywhere before EOF at t1.pl line 4.
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Let me know how to proceed on the same.

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Re: How to execute .exe from perl script by almut (Canon) on Dec 03, 2008 at 13:19 UTC
`system()` expects a string (or a list of strings) — not a mixture of whitespace-separated strings and barewords. `system('"C:\\Program files\\Borland\\SilkTest\\partner.exe" -q -r "C:\ +\Perfrom_Acce\\Investigate\\Investigate_ACCEPTANCE.t" WelcomePagesOn' +);` [download] (note the single quotes around the entire command)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: How to execute .exe from perl script by Rijwan (Novice) on Dec 03, 2008 at 13:31 UTC
Thanks it works...... sorry for not posting question effetely	[reply]
Re: How to execute .exe from perl script by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Dec 03, 2008 at 13:18 UTC
.oO(Hmmm, any chance of the appropriate sections being put inside code tags (How do I post a question effectively?) ?) A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))	[reply]