Thanx. That worked.

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:45 PM
To: AITHA, BHEEMSEN (SBCSI); [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Perl-unix-users] How to grab the output (return code) of a
shellscript


You could do something like this:

$check_return = system "runthis";
print "\'runthis\' exited with code \'$check_return\'\n" if
($check_return != 0);

Matthew Schneider
System Administrator / Programmer
SKLD Information Services, LLC
303.820.0863


-----Original Message-----
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AITHA, BHEEMSEN (SBCSI)
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Perl-unix-users] How to grab the output (return code) of a
shellscript


Hi,

I am executing a shell script using the 'system' command from a PERL
script. I want to grab the return code(output) from the shell script and
validate it in my PERL script. Cam someone please explain me how to do
that.

Thanx..
-Bheemsen

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