Sisyphus wrote:
>
> John Cope wrote
> >
> > Try using "perl -S ppm.bat install --location=repository.url PackageName
> > >ppm.log"
> >
>
> I tried using that - it runs quickly and produces no out put. Perhaps I
> misunderstand what is required here. I can get it to run as normal if I
> put:
> perl -S ppm.bat install
> http://theoryx.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/Apache-ASP.ppd >ppm.log
> (That's all on one line, btw.)
> But the output still goes to screen and not to ppm.log. Anyone familiar with
> that site and who possesses a keen eye will at once spot that I've
> misspelled the url (something I might have realised earlier if I had been
> able to see all of the output). I've since found out that if I spell the url
> correctly the ppm installation of Apache::ASP works fine. So, whilst the
> problem that prompted this post has been solved, I am still unable to get
> ppm's output to anywhere other than screen.
>
> I also tried Joe Schell's suggestions of appending '>ppm.txt' and 'ppm.txt
> 2>&1'. Output still goes to screen only. I'm using Windows 98. In all cases,
> the file I'm trying to write to exists in the cwd.
>
> Thanks to John and Joe for those suggestions, btw - I had not tried any of
> them, yet it seems reasonable to expect that they might work.
>
> As the initial problem has been solved, I'm quite prepared to let this
> sleeping dog lie. The only worry is, that he will wake up again one day.
>
> Any further suggestions gratefully received.
If it is indeed a problem rediecting STDERR (2>&1), you could get cmd.exe
(there is one for Win9x available at MS) and use that as your shell instead
of command.com .
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