Re: Can't spawn "cmd.exe":

Independent of the problem you are reporting, your usage of system (as follows) is wrong.

my $test = "/C \"C:\\...\\EXCEL.EXE\" C:\\test.xls";
system ("cmd",$test);
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You can either pass the whole command as one argument:

my $test = "/C \"C:\\...\\EXCEL.EXE\" C:\\test.xls";
system ("cmd $test");
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or pass the arguments separately (note the lack of quotes):

my @test= ("/C", "C:\\...\\EXCEL.EXE", "C:\\test.xls");
system ("cmd", @test);
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You are currently relying on a bug.

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Re^2: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 16:54 UTC
Could you expand a little on the nature of the bug? The current behaviour seems harmless; maybe even useful. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^3: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 17:07 UTC
`system` documents that the value of `$test` in `system ("cmd",$test);` will be passed as a single argument. If `system` behaved as documented, it would execute `cmd "/C excel.exe text.xls"` [download] `cmd` does not accept that.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 18:36 UTC
Really? `C:\test\test\test>cmd "/C test.exe fred 3 1.2" 0 : test.exe 1 : fred 2 : 3 3 : 1.2` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 19:52 UTC
Re^6: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 23:15 UTC
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