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test2.pl
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#! c:\perl\bin\perl.exe
$output1 = `test1.pl`;
print "Option 1: ".$output1."\n";
open(STDOUT, ">output"); # from perlfaq8
system("test1.pl");
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Z:\test> test2.pl
Option 1:
Z:\test> type output
Z:\test>