I am having a problem executing a batch file on a remote windows machine running openssh from a linux host. I am using the following test code which works except it never actually executes the batch file after copying the file over to the remote host. Hopefully someone more learned in the ways of the force can help me see the light here. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Net::SFTP;
use Net::SSH::Perl;

my %credentials = ( user => 'admin', password => 'admin.password');
my @hosts = ('hosta', 'hostb');
my $localfile = 'test.bat';
my $remotefile = 'remote_testfile';
my $local_dir = '/home/admin';
my $remote_dir = 'c:\Documents and Settings\admin';
my $sftp;
my $ssh;

foreach (@hosts) {

        $sftp = Net::SFTP->new($_, %credentials) || die;
        $sftp->put($localfile, "$remote_dir\\$localfile");
        $sftp->get("$remote_dir\\$remotefile","$_.$remotefile");
        undef $sftp;

        $ssh = Net::SSH::Perl->new($_) || die;
        $ssh->login($credentials{'user'}, $credentials{'password'});
        my ($out, $err, $exit) = $ssh->cmd("$remote_dir\\$localfile");
        undef $ssh;
        if ($out) { print "$out\n"; }
        if ($err) { print "Error: $err\n"; }
        print "Exit code: $exit\n";
}

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The batch file contents are equally simple for testing purposes. 
$ cat test.bat
echo Executing the removal of remote_testfile
del remote_testfile

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In reply to Net::SSH::Perl question by calmthestorm

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