Re^3: Launch an exe using system

You will need to supply proper quotes to the start command:

my $cmd = qq{start "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft LifeCam\\LifeCa
+m.exe"};
system($cmd) == 0
    or die "Couldn't launch [$cmd]: $! / $?";
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Alternatively, you can use the form of system(1, ...) as documented in perlport:

system( 1, $cmd ) ...
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Re^4: Launch an exe using system by priyaviswam (Sexton) on Nov 14, 2011 at 11:24 UTC
Thanks of the response. I tried the following code : `my $LifeCamLoc = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft LifeCam"; system('start "$LifeCamLoc"'); system('start LifeCam.exe');` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Launch an exe using system by Corion (Patriarch) on Nov 14, 2011 at 11:34 UTC
Maybe you want to read the documentation for the `start` command of `cmd.exe`? The `start` command takes at least two parameters, the title and the command to launch. So you will need to pass it two parameters from your script too.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Launch an exe using system by GrandFather (Saint) on Nov 14, 2011 at 19:53 UTC
To get a feel for what the OS is going to see replace system with print then figure out if what you see is what you would type at the command line to get the effect you expect. True laziness is hard work	[reply]