Re: Unable to run batch file in CGI Script

When i use, system('C:/Server/Apache/cgi-bin/test.bat') == -1 or print "Error: $!\n";

The error log file has "Wed Sep 23 20:44:11 2009 error client 4.33.33.177 Wed Sep 23 20:44:11 2009 Run_Another_Prog_from_perl.cgi: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": No such file or directory at C:/Server/Apache/cgi-bin/Run_Another_Prog_from_perl.cgi line 15. ".

I copy and pasted cmd.exe in both htdocs and cgi-bin folder but it's still not working.

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Re^2: Unable to run batch file in CGI Script by VinsWorldcom (Prior) on Sep 23, 2009 at 15:22 UTC
What version of Windows - Server 2003? This is very similar to the problem I described with IIS - CMD.EXE was not allowed to run by the web server (in my case IIS) even if it resided in the CGI-BIN directory and had proper permissions (everyone - full permissions). Is this a test system - isolated from the outside world? Try running the Apache service as admin and see if that fixes it - if so, you're experiencing the same issue I was. Obviously running as admin is NOT the solution, but it may help diagnose the anomoly you're seeing.	[reply]
Re^3: Unable to run batch file in CGI Script by venkatesan_G02 (Sexton) on Sep 23, 2009 at 15:50 UTC
Firstly i am having Windows XP. Secondly, i have admin rights in the system and so Apache should also should have admin rights. Thirdly, the system is connected to internet.	[reply]