Perl and subshell command with variable

[lpmartineau]

Hi everyone,

I am trying to run a mailx command to send an email (all internal, server does not talk to the outside world)

It is not passing the Variable in the subject of the email.

system('mailx -s "[CLOSE#$line]" -r "user@domain.com" user@domain.com stamp.txt');

$line is a variable that works and I have tried to just print the variable and it works just fine.

I also tried:

system('mailx -s "CLOSE#'$line'" -r "user@domain.com" luma@domain.com < stamp.txt');

any suggestions?

I am new to perl and been at this for hours now and starting to go nuts

Thank you

Luma

 

[travs69]

system('mailx -s "[CLOSE#$line]" -r "user@domain.com" user@domain.com stamp.txt');

to

system("mailx -s \"[CLOSE#$line]\" -r \"user\@domain.com\" user\@domain.com stamp.txt");

I would just mailx to the full path to mailx (/usr/bin/mailx or what ever.. if you don't know do a whereis mailx)

but.. I would suggest looking at some of the Mail modules to send email instead of shelling out to do it. It makes your life a lot easier once you figure them out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Travis - Those Who Say It Cannot Be Done Are Usually Interrupted by Someone Else Doing It; Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions;

 

[lpmartineau]

ya I really should figure out and use the module.

I tried what you suggested and it did not work either:

 system('mailx -s \"[CLOSE#$line]\" -r \"user@domain.com\" luma\@domain.com < stamp.txt');

gave me an email with a subject of "[CLOSE#]" with a reply to address of "user@domain.com"
quotes and all

Thanks again I do appreciate it.

Luma

 

[KevinADC]

You changed the code travs69 recommened you try. At least the code you posted is not the same. Use the exact code he posted and try again.

------------------------------------------
- Kevin, perl coder unexceptional!

 

[lpmartineau]

ahh I see my mistake, sorry my eyes just did not see it the first couple times I looked at it.

am going to go try it.

thanks

Luma

 

[lpmartineau]

It works!

stupid single/double quotes

It works like a charm now!

Thank you very much!

Have a great weekend.

Luma

 

[travs69]

Yeah.. them quotes will get you. I would still change mailx and your file to full path's though. It will come back to haunt you if you don't get into that habit.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Travis - Those Who Say It Cannot Be Done Are Usually Interrupted by Someone Else Doing It; Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions;