Hi Ian, Sorry for the late reply on this issue but how about one of these:
IPC::Run3 Win32::Job which will allow you to capture both STDOUT and STDERR The other option is to wrap your script in a batch file and pipe the output to a file: :: Batch file to call Perl script perl perl_script.pl >> output_file.txt HTH, Chris Friday, December 29, 2006, 10:44:48 AM, you wrote: ibn> Dear Perl/Win32 Gurus, ibn> I have a Perl script which is triggered every minute (to check for ibn> something) to complete a complex task that some users would rather not ibn> perform themselves. Of course, they're having mysterious trouble that is ibn> not easily reproducible, so I would like to create a more extensive log ibn> and mail it to myself. ibn> The Perl script appears as a basic command shell, fired off by the ibn> Scheduled Tasks part of Windows. Various technical commands come and go, ibn> with little bits to tell them how close they are to being done. I have to ibn> call upon assorted executables in this process, third-party executables ibn> for which I have no source code. I suspect either my users or the ibn> executables are causing the trouble, but I can't sit down there and watch ibn> my users, nor are they writing down any messages. ibn> Does a way exist to capture everything in that command shell window prior ibn> to exit? ibn> Right now, I'm just appending to a logging message, and adding things to ibn> it like the output from each and every "$shelloutput = qx/$shellcommand 2>>&1/;" I fire off, but I suspect there's a smarter way that I have ibn> completely missed. ibn> Of course, I'd like to see STDERR as much as STDOUT. ibn> Thanks for your time, ibn> Ian ibn> _______________________________________________ ibn> Perl-Win32-Web mailing list ibn> Perl-Win32-Web@listserv.ActiveState.com ibn> To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs -- Best regards, Christopher mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Web mailing list Perl-Win32-Web@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
