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use:
$return_value = system("command args ...");
from man perlfunc:
The return value is the exit status of the program
as returned by the `wait' call. To get the actual
exit value divide by 256. See also the exec entry
elsewhere in this document. This is not what you
want to use to capture the output from a command,
for that you should use merely backticks or
`qx//', as described in the section on "`STRING`"
in the perlop manpage. Return value of -1 indi
cates a failure to start the program (inspect $!
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Have a look at the perlfunc:system documentation or run a super search ... This topic has been brought up and discussed previously.
Ooohhh, Rob no beer function well without! | [reply] |