I don't see anything there that would set $errstr. You aren't even using
DBI and DBD::Sybase which would set $DBI::errstr.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rice, Wayne R (Sybase)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 14:21
Subject: Pattern Matching $errstr out of Sybase
> Does anyone have an idea of how to test for the existence of a string, say
> 'failed', in variable $errstr which is returned after a Sybase call. See
> below... I know there is this string in $errstr but cannot get a true...
> Please help
>
> system("isql -SRICEWR_RS -Usa -P
> -iC:\\winnt\\system32\\adminwhoisdown.sql");
>
> $_ = $errstr;
> if (/failed/) {print "failed found in $errstr";}
> print "\n$errstr\n";
