I have a windows workstation that I store large amounts of test data. Other users store data on the server and I run perl scripts on the data to convert the data (post data processing). I have to be remote logged onto the workstation to run my scripts to do the post data processing. I would like to allow other users (who don’t have remote log on access) to run the scripts from the shared link. The problem with running from a “shared” link is that it tries to run the post data processing perl script on the external users local machine. I started to set up a socket to the workstation that simple runs the post data processing script when accessed. Is the socket over kill? Is there an easier way to tell the script to run on the computer that it is stored and not the computer that it is running the script? The data is way too large to change the script to work across the network (moving folders etc.). If socket method is the way to go how do I run the socket (IO::Socket::INET) in the background? Thanks.

In reply to Socket or not by patmcl

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