Perl Question

[cparks73]

Here's what I want to do

I want an if statement to run another script, how do I get er done?

if ($rows) {
run_this_perl_script.pl #what goes here???
}
else
error
}

 

[EBGreen]

perldoc -f system

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[laserBeam]

You can just call:

system("run_this_perl_script.pl");

 

[mikevh]

do is also a possibility.
See perldoc -f do and this thread: thread219-876588

Also backticks or qx
See perldoc perlop and search for qx

 

[duncdude]

not sure dude?

[tt]use IO::Socket;[/tt]

maybe?


Kind Regards
Duncan