Werner Otto wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to do the following:
>
> $string = system ("ping -a $hostname | cut -c20-30");
Then use backticks(`ping -a $hostname | cut -c20-30`) vs system if you want to
see the output. System returns either success or failure, nothing else.
Wags ;)
>
> This result returns 0 which is suppose to indicate success. But it
> never proves me wrong it always stays un-changed at 0.
>
> More to the point. I am trying to store the value returned, which
> would be "is alive" in a string variable. How would I go about it.
>
> I've tried $string = " ";
> and then
> $string .= $string + system ("ping -a $hostname | cut -c20-30");
>
> I'm lost!
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