> Hi There,
> Any pointers to how to call "more" on a file in perl script.
> I am writing one script which displays one report to user and then asks
> some inputs.
> 
> User need to see complete file. To solve this, I thought I can call `more
> <fileName> in the script and continue.
> But looks loke it is not possible.
> 
> Any pointers will be appreciated.
> 

Are you just trying to page the results?  Have the user pipe the output
of the script to 'more', this is a more common idiom.

<script> | more

Should do the trick, it is likely a better design not to force your
script into requiring more, maybe in the future you won't want the
results paginated.

http://danconia.org


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