RE: Capturing the output of a sytem() command

[Morgan, Steve H.]

Title: Capturing the output of a sytem() command

You can do something like this.   $results = `$command 2>&1`;   This will redirect STDERR to STDOUT which is returned to $results.   Hope this helps.   -----Original Message----- From: George Gallen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 11:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Capturing the output of a sytem() command   I wasn't thinking when I sent this one out.   I guess if I set it up as returning information into an array, vs a straigt   $ varible, then I just read it like reading a file into an array.   Thanks George -----Original Message----- From: George Gallen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Capturing the output of a sytem() command Let me clarify ths slightly.   I'm using backticks to run the command, so I can capture the output. But How do I read it sequentially, line by line.   I'm converting a file from ASCII -> BASE64, and want to read the converted file directly from the base64 conversion routine.   I can use:  $output = `base64 -e ASCIIFILE -` But how would I extract the line by line from $output?   George -----Original Message----- From: George Gallen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Capturing the output of a sytem() command Am I able to capture the output of a system call? Currently, I route the output to a temporary file, then read the contents in when the call is done. I'd rather not make a temp file. George