Script ends when it opens its logfile by a call to 'system'. Even with explicit 'exit' the script keeps running. Assume it is waiting for the system call to terminate? In this case want to force the script to terminate.


my $logFileName = $rootDIR . "/fmlog.txt";
open $OUTPUTFILE, "> $logFileName" or die "Died trying to open the out
+put file $!";

# Processing files and logging results

close ($OUTPUTFILE);

# Open Log file for user
system($logFileName);
exit;

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Script stays open until text application is closed or until a ctrl-c Thanks Phweda

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