I tried this (inside the handler):
...
my $cmd = '/opt/reports/bin/getdata';
system($cmd, @params);
if ( open(DATA, '/opt/reports/var/data.txt') ) {
local $_;
while (<DATA>) { $r->print($_) }
close DATA;
} else {
$r->print("<h1>Can�t read data</h1>");
}
...
The program getdata put output in /opt/reports/var/data.txt
I tried also:
qx{ $cmd @params }
and
`$cmd @params`
but it does not work.
The problem is that if you check the /opt/reports/var/ directory the
data.txt is generated correctly for each requet.
Thanks,
Alejandro Galue.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Schindl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 3:29 PM
To: Alejandro Galue
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Problem with perl system() function
Hi,
system will wait until the executed shell-script has finished. I'd rather
guess that you are not allowed to call the commandline programm you'd like
to call.
Did you get any thing in the error_log? How do you call the system-command:
* system
*``
* qx
Maybe you could show us the code you're using and we'll tell you whats wrong
there.
Tom
Alejandro Galue wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I�m using mod_perl2 and Apache2 over Fedora Core 1.
>
> I have a handler that need to call an external program to complete the
> request.
>
> This program put its output to a file, and then I read this output
> from the handler (after system function) to complete the request.
>
> My problem is (I assume) when I call system, it returns inmediatly and
> of course when I try to read the file output, it does not exist;
> becase it was created later.
>
> How can I force to wait for a system function terminate the execution
> of an external program.
>
> Thanks,
> Alejandro Galue.
>
>
>
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