Use backticks... my $output = `dir c:\\`;
Rob -----Original Message----- From: Mike Garner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Getting System Output in Variable How do you get the output of a system command into a variable without piping to a temporary text file that I would later have to open and process? Ex on win32: system("dir c:\\ >dir.txt"); #pipe the directory listing to dir.txt $var = system("dir c:\\ >dir.txt"); #only returns numerical codes for $var not necessarily the true output system("dir c:\\ >$var"); #Basically the idea I am looking for but this doesn't work as the syntax of the system command is incorrect. I'm curious about the process. I don't need it for the 'dir' command specifically but any system command that returns some output. Thanks alot! -Mike -------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Garner Western State College Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 970-943-3123 Fax: 970-943-7069 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
