Curt Shaffer wrote:
>
> From: John W. Krahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Curt Shaffer wrote:
>>>
>>>my $test = system `/usr/bin/snmpget -v1 10.1.11.18 -c secret
>>>.1.3.6.1.4.1.710.7.1.5.1.23.1.13.1|awk '{print $4}'`;
>>
>> You are using back-quotes AND system() so if your external command d
Curt Shaffer wrote:
> List,
Hello,
> I am trying to set a variable based on a system call.
In Perl a "system call" would be open() or link() or crypt(), etc. You mean
that you are trying to set a variable based on the output of an external
program.
> Here is my code:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
us
: Curt Shaffer; Perl List
Subject: Re: odd variable result
try this syntax:
my $test = system ("/usr/bin/snmpget -v1 10.1.11.18
-c secret
.1.3.6.1.4.1.710.7.1.5.1.23.1.13.1|awk '{print $4}'");
or
my $test = qx(you command above w/no quotes needed);
or
open (SNMP, "
try this syntax:
my $test = system ("/usr/bin/snmpget -v1 10.1.11.18
-c secret
.1.3.6.1.4.1.710.7.1.5.1.23.1.13.1|awk '{print $4}'");
or
my $test = qx(you command above w/no quotes needed);
or
open (SNMP, "snmpget -v1 10.1.11.18 -c secret
.1.3.6.1.4.1.710.7.1.5.1.23.1.13.1" ) or die "failed
