Hello, We have just upgraded our OS from Alpha VMS 7.2.1 to 7.3, and suddenly Perl scripts which worked in the past are now failing.
The failure occurs whenever the script tries to execute an external command using back-ticks (actually, the "qx()" syntax). This appears to be related to a symbol or symbols, but we don't know which might be involved. Here's an example COM file which hilights the problem.: SITE1::ENV1$ type test.com $ $ set symbol/scope=noglobal $ perl = "$perl_root:[000000]perl" $ perl -e " print `sho time` " $ SITE1::ENV1$ @test Fatal VMS error (status=1409924) at ROOT$:[PERL5_006_01]VMS.C;2, line 2208 at -e line 1. %LIB-F-UNECLIERR, unexpected CLI error Now, running the above, without the "set symbol/scope=noglobal", causes it to work fine. It seems that some symbol dependencies cause this back-tick mechanism to fail when they are not in scope. Does anyone know what symbols might be involved here? We checked and the only symbol with "perl" in the name was the location of the perl executable itself, i.e. symbol "perl". Regards, David Hansen UBS Warburg Switzerland And now, sit back and enjoy a lengthy legal disclaimer... Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.
