problems with system command

[Horrid]

(also posted in the Perl forum)
I am trying to run an exe from a perl CGI script.
I am trying to use a system("apppath/appname&quot command but nothing ever happens. Are there any special things I need to do before a system command? Is it possibly to call an EXE from a CGI script? It works from the command line run directly in perl.

could someone post an expample of running something as simple as notepad please.

Thans in advance

 

[vcherubini]

Take the quotes out of the parameter you are passing to the system() function.

Here is how you would open notepad with Perl:


[tt]
#!usr/bin/perl
system(notepad);
[/tt]

vic cherubini
vikter@epicsoftware.com

http://www.epicsoftware.com

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