Re^4: Synchronous action

Can you explain what this does? Instead of calling robocopy at the same line, I would like to copy a function with two arguments, src and dest. meaning like this.

system 1, &startCopy( $srcMachine $client->[0]);
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But (in eclipse), its giving me a syntax error. Any suggestions on this?

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Re^5: Synchronous action by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 16, 2011 at 15:04 UTC
Can you explain what this does? Did you try looking up what the system function does? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^6: Synchronous action by kingjamesid (Acolyte) on May 16, 2011 at 18:47 UTC
I dont see anything that explains about system with first arg "1".	[reply]
Re^7: Synchronous action by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 16, 2011 at 18:59 UTC
You also didn't see anything about passing a function (call) to system either. system runs external commands (like robocopy.exe), not internal functions. System normally waits for the external command to complete before returning, but (on windows only), if you pass 1 as the first parameter, it returns straight away leaving the command running in the background. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]