the docs explain the return codes for system, this is what i used: my $err = $? >> 8; if ($err) { print "puked\n" } else {print " success\n"}
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: checking return code Hi guys, I have the following line: system("cat $FILENAME | mailx -s \"test\" $mailAddress "); How can I check whether mailx operation above was successful or not? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]