If you don't have Win98, then I assume you know someone who does, because
otherwise how do you know there is a problem?

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Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:09 AM
To: Tim Johnson
Cc: Beau E. Cox; Perl Beginners
Subject: RE: system() problem in win98


I don't own a win98 system. How to be sure if the command works under such a

system. Any reference of what can replace the start command because it stuck

unless i use it in my syntax.

Quoting Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> 
> I think what he is saying is that the system() syntax is not changed 
> in Perl between Win98 and Win2k except where there are changes in the 
> shell of each operating system.  Try typing the command in manually 
> and make sure it really works before you start looking for a bug in 
> Perl.  There are subtle differences in the command lines for Win98 and 
> Win2k.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:54 AM
> To: Beau E. Cox
> Cc: Perl Beginners
> Subject: Re: system() problem in win98
> 
> 
> Do you say that the start doesn't work under win98? However, the DDE 
> for
> the .DOC is the same with the win2k.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting "Beau E. Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Perl Beginners" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:23 PM
> > Subject: system() problem in win98
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > i have the following function call
> > >
> > > $filename_winword="C:/Program Files/Microsoft
> > > Office/Office/WINWORD.EXE";
> > >
> > > $result->{DOCUMENT_NAME}= the filename from the database.
> > >
> > > system ("start"," ",$filename_winword,"/n ",
> > "docs/$result->{DOCUMENT_NAME}");
> > >
> > > Although it works great under Win2000 system, when i run it on a
> > > win98
> > system
> > > it doesn't work.
> > >
> > > Has anyone faced a similar problem?
> > >
> > 
> > Hi -
> > 
> > I doubt your problem has anything whatsoever to do with perl. Open a 
> > command window on your Win 98 system and mimic what you are trying 
> > to do via perl.
> > 
> > Aloha => Beau;
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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