On Sep 7, 5:35 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John W. Krahn) wrote: > Chas Owens wrote: > > On 9/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello guys, I'm a new leaner for perl. I wanted to ask you guys Which > >> module use to launch program using perl in linux? plz help me > >> asap.Thanks... ; ) > > snip > > > Depends on what you mean by launch. I believe you probably want > > either the system function or the qx// operator (aka backticks). If > > you want the Perl program to keep running while the "launched" program > > runs (instead of waiting for it to finish) you should fork and use > > exec to "launch" it (this is effectively what system does, but system > > waits for the "launched" program to finish with wait before > > returning). > > > perldoc -f system > > perldoc perlop > > perldoc -f fork > > perldoc -f exec > > perldoc -f wait > > And also: > > perldoc perlipc > perldoc -f qx > perldoc -f open > perldoc -f close > perldoc perlopentut > > John > -- > Perl isn't a toolbox, but a small machine shop where you > can special-order certain sorts of tools at low cost and > in short order. -- Larry Wall
May i also humbly suggest you take a look at the IPC::Run3 POD documentation for a quick comparison between available methods. Spiros -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
