Re: Running script from script

You can check $? after running system(...). Basically, it should be zero if all was successful and >0 otherwise (also -1 if the command failed to run, check $!).

Wrapping everything in packages is a matter of choice. I don't think it's nessecary to do it in such a small script, other people may disagree with me.

Sorry if my advice was wrong.

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Re^2: Running script from script by Ransom (Beadle) on Jul 11, 2012 at 15:10 UTC
Ok cool thanks. Found this after looking at your post $? = The status returned by the last pipe close, backtick(``) command or system operator. Note that this is the status word returned by the wait() system call, so the exit value of the subprocess is actually ($? >>*). $? & 255 gives which signal, if any, the process died from, and whether there was a core dump. Tested it and it seems to work as expected and allows me to handle the errors. Ransom	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^2: Running script from script
by Ransom (Beadle) on Jul 11, 2012 at 15:10 UTC

Ok cool thanks. Found this after looking at your post

$? = The status returned by the last pipe close, backtick(``) command or system operator. Note that this is the status word returned by the wait() system call, so the exit value of the subprocess is actually ($? >>*). $? & 255 gives which signal, if any, the process died from, and whether there was a core dump.

Tested it and it seems to work as expected and allows me to handle the errors.

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